...Takaomi Kessoku; Noboru Misawa; Hidenori Ohkubo; Atsushi Nakajima Background: The prevalence of constipation in Japan is estimated to be 2–5%. Constipation is a disease found in older adults. In particular, Japan is an aging society, with 65% of men and 80.5% of women aged 65 years or older...

.... In these countries, most patients underwent both upper endoscopy and Helicobacter pylori test to diagnose FD. Colonoscopy was also frequently performed to diagnose IBS and chronic constipation. The frequency of gastrointestinal motility testing to examine gastric emptying and colonic transit time varied among Asian...

...Theodora Kalli; Tilemachos Koutouratsas; George Karamanolis; Maria Gazouli Introduction/Objective: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a bowel disorder characterized by pain accompanying defecation or altered bowel habits, divided into diarrhea-predominant, constipation-predominant, and alternating...

... constipation (STC) model. Constipation phenotypes were measured in rats with Lop-induced constipation after treatment with hesperidin. The amounts and water content of stool were significantly higher in the hesperidin-treated group than the loperamide-induced model group, whereas food intake was maintained...

...Atsushi Tanabe; Kazunori Adachi; Yoshiharu Yamaguchi; Shinya Izawa; Sayuri Yamamoto; Yasutaka Hijikata; Masahide Ebi; Yasushi Funaki; Naotaka Ogasawara; Chiho Goto; Makoto Sasaki; Kunio Kasugai Introduction: Constipation is a common symptom that impairs the quality of life (QOL). This study aimed...

... Constipation Diarrhea Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disorder that affects nearly 15% of the US population [ 1 ]. It presents as a constellation of symptoms with marked inter-individual variability. IBS is categorized into three main types, which are constipation...

... the criteria for thiamine deficiency (prevalence of 18%). In these 27 patients, 12 had one symptom of thiamine deficiency, while 15 had symptoms consistent with multiple subtypes. Eleven patients reported constipation at 0.33-12 years (mean 4.8) after gastric bypass. Elevated serum folate levels were seen in 6...

... or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Irritable-bowel syndrome Constipation Abdominal pain Gastrointestinal motility...

...H.S. Odes; Z. Madar The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a novel laxative preparation, composed of celandin, aloevera and psyllium in patients with chronic constipation. Thirty-five men and women were randomized to receive capsules containing celandin-aloevera-psyllium, or placebo...

... with slow transit constipation. Analysis of the 24-hour manometric recordings showed that these subjects: (1) had overall scarce rectal motility; (2) display few rectal motor complexes (average, 3.3 ± 1.3/subject/24 h) which are irregularly distributed over time, and (3) respond weakly to ingestion...

... advertised or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Constipation Defecation Internal anal...

...Michael M. Kochen; Karl Wegscheider; Heinz-Harold Abholz To evaluate the efficacy of wheat bran in preventing constipation, 200 hospitalized patients were randomly allocated to groups receiving either a dietary supplement of 40 g bran daily or no dietary supplement at all. A quarter of the bran...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Age factors Colon Constipation Faeces Gastrointestinal motility Intestinal transit time Microspheres Radioactive tracers Rats Digestion 14: 319-324 (1976) Transit Time Changes with Age in the Gastrointestinal Tract o f...

... to in the content or advertisements. Colon Constipation Diarrhoea Gastrointestinal motility Irritable bowel syndrome Neostigmine Pain Digestion 9: 21-29 (1973) Some Cases of the Irritable Bowel Syndrome Studied by Intraluminal Pressure Recordings Paul Champion Department of Gastroenterology1...

...Z. Mařatka Constipation and diarrhea are usually defined in terms of frequency of defecation and consistency of stool. However, the subjective component in these symptoms is so great that the objective criteria cannot be satisfactory. An important additional aspect is provided by the analysis...

...% of subjects indicated that they had experienced diarrhea of 2–8 weeks duration in the last trimester. When the series was analysed according to the ethnic backgrounds, it was found that the Arab women tended to be even less constipated than the Jewish ethnic groups. Contrary to the generally accepted view...

..., a visual analog scale and transit time (TT) tests before and after treatment. Results: Of 37 patients with a prolonged TT, 18 received the study drug and 19 a placebo. Two (12%) of the study and 16 (84%) of the control group dropped out due to severe constipation. The TT decreased from 12.2 particles...

... accelerates colonic transit in healthy individuals. Further studies are needed in constipated patients to confirm these preliminary data. Due to the low caloric content of yacon, the root could be a useful treatment in constipated diabetics or obese patients. 26 11 2007 23 07 2008 10 9 2008...

...Giovanni Sarnelli; Raffaella Grasso; Enzo Ierardi; Francesco De Giorgi; Maria Flavia Savarese; Luigi Russo; Gabriele Budillon; Rosario Cuomo Introduction: Patients with constipation often report dyspeptic symptoms, but whether constipation is associated with specific dyspeptic symptoms and altered...

...Peter Layer; Jutta Keller; Stefan Mueller-Lissner; Peter Rüegg; Helena Loeffler Background: Tegaserod, a prokinetic 5-HT 4 receptor agonist, has demonstrated efficacy and tolerability in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients with constipation (IBS-C) in controlled clinical trials. Its use...