More recently, evidence-based medicine has provided clinicians with the opportunity to make treatment decisions based on high-quality clinical evidence.

In summary, the review demonstrates that several commonly held beliefs about chronic constipation—some of which affect treatment strategies—are not supported by scientific evidence.

In addition, chronic constipation may occur in patients suffering ... with particular attention to family history, medications (especially those that are known to slow down the gastrointestinal ...

Diet can help with constipation, eating more fiber and fewer high-fat foods. These are the most effective foods at relieving ...

Medically reviewed by Kumkum S. Patel, MD Chronic constipation is an uncomfortable problem that affects around 4 million ...

When it becomes more chronic ... Being sure that there are no medications that they are taking that could be treated. And so once that's in place, if the constipation becomes more severe, we ...

Elobixibat is a breakthrough drug approved for the treatment of chronic constipation, it said adding that “It acts by inhibiting the reabsorption of bile acids from ileum, thus increasing their ...

A research team at the University of Vienna, led by medicinal chemist Markus Muttenthaler, has developed a new class of oral ...