Constipation is often treated as a simple plumbing problem, too little movement, too much delay. But emerging research suggests that, in some people, the culprit may not be sluggish muscles or faulty ...

The authors make the point that bowel functions in general are associated with a lot of health outcomes. Direct association would be somebody with severe constipation, or the long term can be and ...

Chronic constipation affects up to 20% of adults in the United States, and it can both cause discomfort and affect quality of life. Researchers with King’s College London in the United Kingdom wanted ...

When it comes to the best foods for easing chronic constipation, are kiwis on your grocery list? New dietary guidelines from the British Dietetic Association, published Monday, say that kiwis — along ...

The researchers say that the microbes, Akkermansia muciniphila and Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, break down the protective ...

To manage chronic constipation, osmotic laxatives are appropriate first-line medical therapy. (HealthDay News) — Recommendations have been developed to address evaluation and management of chronic ...

Kiwifruits, rye bread and high mineral-content water could all help alleviate chronic constipation. That's according to the first ever evidence-based dietary guidelines for adults with chronic ...

Chronic constipation is more than just an occasional inconvenience; it’s a condition that affects more than 10% of the global population, significantly affecting quality of life and placing a ...

Although constipation and diarrhea may seem like opposite problems, they both hinge on the same underlying issue: how much fluid moves into the gut. These common issues affect millions of people in ...

Two mucus-degrading gut bacteria may be quietly drying out the colon, triggering chronic constipation that doesn’t respond to usual treatments.

A new condition of "bacterial constipation" has been discovered, which might lead to better treatments if going to the loo ...