NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Biofeedback training can be useful people with a type of chronic constipation characterized by excessive straining, paradoxical anal contraction, and impaired propulsion of ...

A healthy 18-year-old patient was treated with psyllium husk (Metamucil) for constipation. When his constipation worsened, polyethylene glycol (MiraLAX) and a stool softener were added to the regimen.

A new clinical practice update from the American Gastroenterological Association recommends that clinicians treating refractory constipation perform comprehensive physiologic and psychological ...

Anorectal function plays a pivotal role in maintaining continence and facilitating defaecation, and disturbances in this complex system can lead to a broad spectrum of disorders, including dyssynergic ...