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Adult Constipation
(GS001)
Introduction
The definition of constipation
varies with almost every individual. The medical community tends to define
it as infrequent bowel movements, while non-medical persons consider constipation
to be the passing of hard stools or straining to have a bowel movement.
The colon (large intestine) absorbs water while forming waste products
(stool) from digested food. Muscle contractions in the colon push the stool
toward the rectum. By the time stool reaches the rectum, it is solid because
most of the water has been absorbed.
Hard, dry stools and constipation occur when the colon absorbs too much
water away from the stool. This can happen because the muscle of the colon
contracts too slowly causing the stool to move through too slowly. There
are many causes of constipation and there are often many factors leading
to the problem. The treatment of constipation includes lifestyle changes,
as well as medication, and rarely, surgery.
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your MediFocus Guide
The Medifocus Guide on
Constipation provides answers to the following important questions and
medical issues:
- What are the most common symptoms
of constipation?
- Are there any recognized risk factors
for developing constipation?
- What kinds of medical tests are
used to determine the causes of constipation?
- What is the current standard of
care for the treatment of constipation?
- What treatment options are available
for the management of constipation?
- Are there any promising new developments
or potential breakthroughs in treatment?
- Who are the most notable medical
authorities who specialize in constipation?
- Where are the leading hospitals
and centers of research for constipation?
- What are the most important questions
to ask my doctor about constipation?
What Your Doctor Reads:
This MediFocus Guide
contains an extensive listing of citations and abstracts of recent journal
articles that have been published about this condition in trustworthy medical
journals. This is the same type of information that is available to physicians
and other health care professionals. A partial selection of journal articles
that are abstracted in this MediFocus Guide includes:
- Slow transit constipation: a model
of human gut dysmotility. Review of possible aetiologies.
Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 2000
- Interventions for treating constipation
in pregnancy.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [computer file]. 2000
- Functional bowel disorders in the
geriatric patient: constipation, fecal impaction, and fecal incontinence.
American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2000
- Abdominal massage therapy for chronic
constipation: A systematic review of controlled clinical trials.
Forschende Komplementarmedizin. 1999
- Constipation in the elderly.
Clinics in Geriatric Medicine. 1999
- Constipation: an approach to diagnosis,
treatment, referral.
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 1999
- Management of colorectal-anal dysfunction.
Obstetrics & Gynecology Clinics of North America. 1998
- Clinical significance and application
of anorectal physiology.
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology - Supplement. 1998
- Constipation in the elderly.
American Family Physician. 1998
- Hands on help.
Nursing Times. 1998
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most advanced and trustworthy patient research guides for over 200 chronic
and life-threatening conditions. Each MediFocus Guide includes a
detailed overview of the condition including information about diagnosis,
treatment options, cutting-edge research, and new developments; excerpts
of important journal articles from the current medical literature focusing
on standard treatments and treatment options; a directory of leading authors
and medical institutions who specialize in the treatment of the condition;
and a listing of organizations and support groups where you can obtain
additional information about the illness.
MediFocus Guides are the perfect solution for consumers who wish
to gain an in-depth understanding of their medical issue and avail themselves
of the same type of professional level medical information that is used
by physicians and other health-care professionals to help then in the clinical
decision making process.
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Adult Constipation
(GS001)
The definition of constipation varies with almost every individual. The medical community tends to define it as infrequent bowel movements, while non-medical persons consider constipation to be the passing of hard stools or straining to have a bowel movement.
The colon (large intestine) absorbs water while forming waste products (stool) from digested food. Muscle contractions in the colon push the stool toward the rectum. By the time stool reaches the rectum, it is solid because most of the water has been absorbed.
Hard, dry stools and constipation occur when the colon absorbs too much water away from the stool. This can happen because the muscle of the colon contracts too slowly causing the stool to move through too slowly. There are many causes of constipation and there are often many factors leading to the problem. The treatment of constipation includes lifestyle changes, as well as medication, and rarely, surgery.
Get the Facts... With your MediFocus Guide
The Medifocus Guide on Constipation provides answers to the following important questions and medical issues:
- What are the most common symptoms
of constipation?
- Are there any recognized risk factors
for developing constipation?
- What kinds of medical tests are
used to determine the causes of constipation?
- What is the current standard of
care for the treatment of constipation?
- What treatment options are available
for the management of constipation?
- Are there any promising new developments
or potential breakthroughs in treatment?
- Who are the most notable medical
authorities who specialize in constipation?
- Where are the leading hospitals
and centers of research for constipation?
- What are the most important questions
to ask my doctor about constipation?
This MediFocus Guide contains an extensive listing of citations and abstracts of recent journal articles that have been published about this condition in trustworthy medical journals. This is the same type of information that is available to physicians and other health care professionals. A partial selection of journal articles that are abstracted in this MediFocus Guide includes:
- Slow transit constipation: a model
of human gut dysmotility. Review of possible aetiologies.
Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 2000 - Interventions for treating constipation
in pregnancy.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [computer file]. 2000 - Functional bowel disorders in the
geriatric patient: constipation, fecal impaction, and fecal incontinence.
American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2000 - Abdominal massage therapy for chronic
constipation: A systematic review of controlled clinical trials.
Forschende Komplementarmedizin. 1999 - Constipation in the elderly.
Clinics in Geriatric Medicine. 1999 - Constipation: an approach to diagnosis,
treatment, referral.
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 1999 - Management of colorectal-anal dysfunction.
Obstetrics & Gynecology Clinics of North America. 1998 - Clinical significance and application
of anorectal physiology.
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology - Supplement. 1998 - Constipation in the elderly.
American Family Physician. 1998 - Hands on help.
Nursing Times. 1998
MediFocus.com understands that consumers who are facing serious medical issues need access to credible, up-to-date medical information to help them make informed health-care decisions. That's why we've developed the MediFocus Guides...the most advanced and trustworthy patient research guides for over 200 chronic and life-threatening conditions. Each MediFocus Guide includes a detailed overview of the condition including information about diagnosis, treatment options, cutting-edge research, and new developments; excerpts of important journal articles from the current medical literature focusing on standard treatments and treatment options; a directory of leading authors and medical institutions who specialize in the treatment of the condition; and a listing of organizations and support groups where you can obtain additional information about the illness.
MediFocus Guides are the perfect solution for consumers who wish to gain an in-depth understanding of their medical issue and avail themselves of the same type of professional level medical information that is used by physicians and other health-care professionals to help then in the clinical decision making process.
Medifocus: Your Personal Guide to Trustworthy Medical Information
Get
more data on this topic.© Copyright 2000-2001 Medifocus.com, Inc. All rights reserved.
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