Manejo de la constipación crónica del adulto: Actualización: [revisión] / Constipation in adults: An update: [review]
Rev. méd. Chile
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136(4): 507-516, abr. 2008. ilus, tab
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: lil-484928
ABSTRACT
Constipation affects 2 percent to 27 percent of individuals. It is associated to irritable bowel syndrome in 59 percent of cases, to a pelvic floor dysfunction in 29 percent and to a low transit time in 13 percent. During assessment of patients with constipation the effects of medications and chronic diseases must be discarded and the ideal is to determine which type of functional disorder it present. An algorithm for the management of chronic idiopathic constipation, that includes a recommendation to increase fiber and liquid intake as an initial approach and an orientation to the use of different laxatives, is presented. The usefulness of biofeedback in patients with pelvic floor dysfunction and without organic cause of constipation, is also discussed.
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Main subject:
Complementary Therapies
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Constipation
Type of study:
Etiology study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Naval Almirante Nef/CL
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