Importance Chronic constipation accounts for at least 8 million annual visits to health care
providers in the United States and is associated with large expenditures for diagnostic …

Gastrointestinal symptoms in COVID-19: the long and the shor... : Current Opinion in
Gastroenterology Gastrointestinal symptoms in COVID-19: the long and the short of it : Current …

Introduction Chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) is a common disorder associated with
significant impairment in quality of life. This clinical practice guideline, jointly developed by …

Background: Acupuncture has been used for chronic constipation, but evidence for its
effectiveness remains scarce. Objective: To determine the efficacy of electroacupuncture …

Objective To compare efficacy of pharmacotherapies for chronic idiopathic constipation
(CIC) based on comparisons to placebo using Bayesian network meta-analysis. Data …

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 …

Background There are several drugs available for the treatment of chronic idiopathic
constipation, but their relative efficacy is unclear because there have been no head-to-head …

Methods Key opinion leaders from Asian countries were organized into 4 teams to review 4
themes: symptoms and epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and investigations, and …

Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis HN019 (HN019) ameliorates chronic idiopathic
constipation. Our aim was to determine the efficacy and safety of 28-day supplementation …

Chronic functional constipation is a kind of common intestinal disease that occurs in
children, adults and elderly people. This disease not only causes great influence to …