ALLMedicine™ Constipation Center

Mar 1st, 2021 - The gastrointestinal tract is considered as a potential origin of Parkinson's disease (PD) pathology. Besides constipation, appendectomy and inflammatory bowel disease have also been associated with a higher PD-risk, but findings have been inconsi...

Mar 1st, 2021 - A 63 year-old lady with history of constipation and two documented episodes of epiploic appendagitis was seen for chronic right upper quadrant discomfort which was not associated with nausea, vomiting, fever, food intake or physical activity. Phys...

Feb 26th, 2021 - Management of chronic pain is crucial to improve the quality of life of cancer and palliative care patients. Opioid-based treatments used to control pain can be prolonged over time. Unfortunately, constipation is one of the most disturbing adverse...

Feb 25th, 2021 - Peripherally acting μ-opioid receptor antagonists such as methylnaltrexone (MNTX, Relistor®) are indicated for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation (OIC). The structural properties unique to MNTX restrict it from traversing the blood-brain...

Feb 24th, 2021 - To evaluate comparative outcomes of laparoscopic mesh rectopexy (LMR) and laparoscopic posterior sutured rectopexy (LPSR) in patients with rectal prolapse. We conducted a systematic search of electronic databases and bibliographic reference lists ...

Nov 22nd, 2019 - Chronic constipation is a common disorder with a reported prevalence ranging from 3% to 27% in the general population. Several management strategies, including diagnostic tests, empiric treatments, and specific treatments, have been developed. Our...

Nov 16th, 2019 - Chronic constipation is very common. The most recent estimate of clinician visits attributable to constipation were from 2001 to 2004 and reported more than 8 million clinician visits in the United States, with most occurring in adult primary care...

Oct 31st, 2019 - Constipation is a symptom that affects around 11-20% of the adult population yearly. Most physicians consider infrequency of defecation as a hallmark of constipation. However, most patients view excessive straining as the biggest component of cons...

Oct 4th, 2019 - Children presenting to pediatric emergency departments (EDs) are frequently given enemas for relief of constipation symptoms; there is very little literature guiding solution selection.

Sep 10th, 2019 - Ardelyx, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARDX), a specialized biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative first-in-class medicines to improve treatment for people with cardiorenal diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration h...

Mar 1st, 2021 - The gastrointestinal tract is considered as a potential origin of Parkinson's disease (PD) pathology. Besides constipation, appendectomy and inflammatory bowel disease have also been associated with a higher PD-risk, but findings have been inconsi...

Mar 1st, 2021 - A 63 year-old lady with history of constipation and two documented episodes of epiploic appendagitis was seen for chronic right upper quadrant discomfort which was not associated with nausea, vomiting, fever, food intake or physical activity. Phys...

Feb 26th, 2021 - Management of chronic pain is crucial to improve the quality of life of cancer and palliative care patients. Opioid-based treatments used to control pain can be prolonged over time. Unfortunately, constipation is one of the most disturbing adverse...

Feb 25th, 2021 - Peripherally acting μ-opioid receptor antagonists such as methylnaltrexone (MNTX, Relistor®) are indicated for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation (OIC). The structural properties unique to MNTX restrict it from traversing the blood-brain...

Feb 24th, 2021 - To evaluate comparative outcomes of laparoscopic mesh rectopexy (LMR) and laparoscopic posterior sutured rectopexy (LPSR) in patients with rectal prolapse. We conducted a systematic search of electronic databases and bibliographic reference lists ...

Nov 19th, 2020 - Subcutaneously administered methylnaltrexone (MNTX) (Relistor), a peripherally acting µ-opioid receptor antagonist, relieves opioid-induced constipation (OID) in both chronic, noncancer-related illness and cancer-related illness, a new analysis co...

Oct 21st, 2020 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A multi-strain probiotics capsule effectively treated Parkinson's disease (PD)-related constipation in a short-term, single-center, randomized, controlled trial in Malaysia. "With emerging evidence of a link between gut...

Oct 21st, 2020 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A multi-strain probiotics capsule effectively treated Parkinson's disease (PD)-related constipation in a short-term, single-center, randomized, controlled trial in Malaysia. "With emerging evidence of a link between gut...

Oct 14th, 2020 - Normal bowel function necessitates coordinated motility, mucosal transport, and defecation reflexes. Opioids impede these processes throughout the entire gastrointestinal system. Opioid-induced constipation specifically results from disordered ana...

Oct 14th, 2020 - Opioid-induced constipation is the most common and debilitating gastrointestinal side effect related to opioid therapy. Nearly all individuals who take opioids will experience some degree of opioid-induced constipation. Symptoms may include signif...