Constipation Treatment and Symptoms resources What I need to know about Constipation
Constipation or irregularity, is a condition of the digestive system where a person (or animal) experiences hard feces that are difficult to eliminate; it may be extremely painful, and in severe cases (fecal impaction) lead to symptoms of bowel obstruction. Obstipation refers to severe constipation. Causes of constipation may be dietary, hormonal, a side effect of medications, and anatomical. Treatment is with a change in dietary habits, laxatives, fiber therapy, enemas, and rarely surgery. ...
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Resources
- American Gastroenterological Association
- American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
- An Overview of Gastrointestinal Disorders (Cleveland Clinic)
- Are Your Bowels Moving? (Nemours Foundation)
- Aromatherapy for the Reproductive System (HealthWorld)
- Ask NOAH About: Constipation Fact Sheet (New York Online Access to Health, The New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center (NOAH))
- Childhood Constipation (HealthWorld)
- Childhood Constipation (HealthWorld)
- Children and Constipation: Ways to Cope and When to Worry (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Constipation (National Institutes of Health)
- Colon and Rectum Diseases (Cleveland Clinic)
- Colonoscopy (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Colonoscopy [Interactive Tutorial] (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
- Constipation (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Constipation (HealthWorld)
- Constipation (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Constipation (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Constipation (HealthWorld)
- Constipation (Medline Plus)
- Constipation (HealthWorld)
- Constipation (MayoClinic)
- Constipation (National Institutes of Health)
- Constipation (University of Maryland Medical Center)
- Constipation (Cleveland Clinic)
- Constipation (National Institute on Aging)
- Constipation (Cleveland Clinic)
- Constipation (HealthWorld)
- Constipation in Children (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Constipation, Impaction, and Bowel ObstructionSupportive Care - Health Professionals (National Cancer Institute)
- Digestive Diseases Dictionary [Easy-to-Read] (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- El aparato digestivo y su funcionamiento (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Elimination Problems (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Facts and Fallacies about Digestive Diseases (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Fiber: How to Increase the Amount in Your Diet (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Gastrointestinal Complications (PDQ) (National Cancer Institute)
- Gastrointestinal Resources (Cleveland Clinic)
- Lowdown on Laxatives: Know Your Options (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- Nutrition Problems and Their Solutions (Cleveland Clinic)
- OI Issues: Constipation (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Pre-Surgical and Post-Surgical Treatment (HealthWorld)
- Psyllium (Fiber Supplement) (American Cancer Society)
- Radiography-Lower GI Tract (Barium Enema "BE") (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- Second Trimester: Physical Changes and Symptoms (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Stool Changes (Cleveland Clinic)
- Stool Soiling and Constipation in Children (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Total Abdominal Colectomy (Cleveland Clinic)
- What I Need to Know about Constipation [Easy-to-Read] (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse) - easy-to-read (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- What I Need to Know about Hirschsprung's Disease [Easy-to-Read] (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Why am I Constipated? (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Your Digestive System and How It Works (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)