Constipación: ¿síntoma de enfermedad funcional? ¿Detección precoz del cáncer? / Constipation: symptom of a functional disease? Early cancer detection?

ABSTRACT

Constipation is one of the most common digestive complaints. Despite this constipation receives less attention than other digestive problems, and usually is self-diagnosed and self-medicated. Constipation can be defined as a symptomatic decrease in frequency of bowel movements. In occasions, this complaint can course as a benign pathoogy, with an easy management. Otherwise, simple constipation, in other times, can be converted in a severe disease, even in a threatening process, which can be a danger for the life of the patient...