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Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment
Constipation
Sections: Key Features, Essentials of Diagnosis, General Considerations, Primary constipation, Causes of secondary constipation, Demographics, Clinical Findings, Symptoms and Signs, Differential Diagnosis, Diagnosis, Laboratory Tests, Imaging Studies, Diagnostic Procedures, Treatment, Medications, Surgery, Therapeutic Procedures, Outcome, Complications, Prognosis, When to Refer, When to Admit, References,
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Topics Discussed: constipation.
Excerpt: | |  Most cases cannot be attributed to any structural abnormalities or systemic disease
Colonic transit time is normal in most patients Normal colonic transit time is about 35 hours; > 72 hours is significantly abnormal Slow colonic transit | | – Commonly idiopathic but may be part of a generalized gastrointestinal dysmotility syndrome – More common in women, some of whom have a history of psychosocial problems (depression, anxiety, eating disorder, childhood trauma) or sexual abuse |
Patients may complain of
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