As someone whose struggled with irritable bowel syndrome (and possibly small intestinal bacterial overgrowth—jury’s still out on that one) for over a decade, you can be certain that I’ve researched ...

Objective: Treatment of chronic functional constipation is difficult. Both oral and topical laxatives may fail to adequately relieve symptoms, and there is risk of adverse effects such as functional ...

You're doing the right thing by eating fiber. However, sometimes it doesn't help to add bulk if there's already a lot of dry, hard stool that's blocking things. That's where laxatives come in (and ...

Outpatients >18 years of age with chronic functional constipation defined according to Rome II criteria [6] were enrolled in the study. All patients had normal haematological and biochemical test ...