Background Functional constipation is a common functional bowel disorder in the
community, which has a varying prevalence across cross-sectional surveys. We did a …

METHODS We have conducted a series of systematic reviews on the efficacy of therapy in
IBS and CIC. There have been several systematic reviews of therapy for IBS and CIC …

Functional bowel disorders are highly prevalent disorders found worldwide. These disorders
have the potential to affect all members of society, regardless of age, sex, race, creed, color …

Background A subset of patients with constipation has reduced colonic bile acid
concentrations, which are associated with slow colonic transit. In a previous study …

Objective. To acquire more data about the epidemiologic characteristics of constipation in
different kinds of populations in China. Methods. Using “constipation” and “China” as search …

Background Functional constipation (FC) is a common bowel disorder that prevails
worldwide. In China, although a heterogeneous prevalence of constipation is expected, it is …

Background and objective Constipation is one of the most common functional disorders of
the gastrointestinal tract in older adults. To date, no systematic review or previous meta …

Patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) often experience distress, reduced
quality of life, a perceived lack of validation, and an unsatisfactory experience with health …

随着饮食结构改变, 生活节奏加快和社会心理因素影响, 功能性便秘(functionalconstipation, FC)
的患病率呈上升趋势. 一项多地区大样本的调查显示, FC 患病率为6%[1]. 上海地区FC …

Aim: The objective of this study was to characterize symptom and disease burden in IBS-C
and CIC sufferers and examine a subset of CIC sufferers with abdominal symptoms …