The approach to diagnosis and treatment of chronic constipation: Suggestions for a general practitioner

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL.B, 2011, Pages

  Paré, Pierre ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment; Chronic constipation; Obstructive defecation; Therapies

Indexed keywords

BISACODYL; DOCUSATE SODIUM; DOMPERIDONE; GLYCEROL; ISPAGULA; LACTULOSE; LAXATIVE; LINACLOTIDE; LUBIPROSTONE; MACROGOL; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; NEW DRUG; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PLACEBO; PROKINETIC AGENT; PRUCALOPRIDE; TEGASEROD;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ALGORITHM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BLOATING; BRAN; CANADA; CANCER SCREENING; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONSTIPATION; DIETARY FIBER; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FLATULENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; IRRITABLE COLON; LONG TERM CARE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NUMBERS NEEDED TO TREAT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SIDE EFFECT; SUPPOSITORY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TACHYPHYLAXIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; ARTICLE; DEFECATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ALGORITHMS; CATHARTICS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; PSYLLIUM;

EID: 84859222235     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/368189     Document Type: Review

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