OBJECTIVES: Balloon expulsion testing (BET) is recommended to evaluate for dyssynergic
defecation in patients with chronic constipation (CC). However, it remains poorly …

Gastroparesis is a disorder where the stomach empties contents too slowly into the small
intestine with associated symptoms of nausea, vomiting, postprandial fullness, bloating …

BACKGROUND Constipation is a common functional gastrointestinal disorder and its
etiology is multifactorial. Growing evidence suggests that intestinal dysbiosis is associated …

Purpose To investigate the epidemiological characteristics of constipation in people aged 65
years and older in several regions of China. Patients and Methods A cross-sectional study …

Background Chronic constipation (CC) is one of the most frequently reported gastrointestinal
disorders in the general population and a prominent problem among university students …

Background The effect of age and gender differences on anorectal function, symptoms
severity, and quality of life (QoL) in patients with chronic constipation (CC) is not well …

Age and sex influence serum cholesterol levels, but the underlying mechanisms remain
unclear. To investigate further, we measured cholesterol, precursors (surrogate synthesis …

Background Using high‐resolution anorectal manometry, we aimed to evaluate the:(a)
optimal threshold to measure functional anal canal length (FACL) with intra‐and inter …

Dyssynergic defecation is a usual cause of chronic constipation in elderly women, with a
negative impact on health-related quality of life. The present randomized controlled trial …

Methods A total of 82 consecutive patients with functional constipation who underwent a
standardized HRAM were retrospectively enrolled in this study. The functional defecation …