Diagnosis and management of chronic constipation in adults

Volume: 13, Issue: 5, Pages: 295 - 305
Published: May 1, 2016
Abstract
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 result from drug treatment, neurological or metabolic conditions or, rarely, colon cancer. A diagnosis of primary chronic constipation is made after exclusion of secondary causes of constipation and encompasses several overlapping subtypes. Slow-transit...
Paper Details
Title
Diagnosis and management of chronic constipation in adults
Published Date
May 1, 2016
Volume
13
Issue
5
Pages
295 - 305
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