With a worldwide prevalence of 15%, chronic constipation is one of the most frequent
gastrointestinal diagnoses made in ambulatory medicine clinics, and is a common source …

Functional constipation is common in children and adults worldwide. Functional constipation
shows similarities in children and adults, but important differences also exist regarding …

Introduction Chronic constipation is highly prevalent, affecting between 10% and 15% of the
population. The Rome IV criteria categorizes disorders of chronic constipation into four …

Chronic constipation is a prevalent condition that severely impacts the quality of life of those
affected. Several types of primary chronic constipation, which show substantial overlap …

Introduction Chronic constipation is a common disorder with a reported prevalence ranging
from 3% to 27% in the general population. Several management strategies, including …

Constipation is a heterogeneous, polysymptomatic, multifactorial disease. Acute or transient
constipation can be due to changes in diet, travel or stress, and secondary constipation can …

Aims Sacral neuromodulation (SNM) is an accepted therapy for a variety of conditions.
However, despite over 20 years of experience, it remains a specialized procedure with a …

Background Faecal incontinence (FI) and constipation are both socially‐embarrassing and
physically‐disabling conditions that impair quality of life. For both, surgery may be required …

Chronic constipation is one of the most common digestive diseases encountered in clinical
practice. Constipation manifests as a variety of symptoms, such as infrequent bowel …

PAQUETTE ET AL: CONSTIPATION PRACTICE GUIDELINE 480 meta-analyses.
Recommendations were formulated by the primary authors and reviewed by the entire …