August 1, 2011 Volume 84, Number 3 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 299 Diagnostic Approach to Chronic Constipation in Adults NAMIRAH JAMSHED, MD; ZONE-EN
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Constipation is one of the most common chronic gastrointestinal disorders in adults.1, 2 In a 1997 epidemiology of constipation study that surveyed 10,018 persons, 12
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Introduction. Constipation is a change in your normal bowel movements, going less frequently than you usually do, passing hard, dry stools, or straining when you