Chronic constipation is a common yet often overlooked digestive concern that can significantly affect quality of life. While occasional constipation is commonly experienced by most people, chronic ...

Chronic functional constipation is persistent constipation that doesn’t have a clearly identifiable underlying cause. Constipation is often defined as passing fewer than three bowel movements per week ...

As a pediatric urologist, I treat children of all ages with a variety of toileting difficulties, including bedwetting, daytime wetting, encopresis (poop accidents), chronic urinary tract infections, ...

Obstipation is a severe form of constipation that results in a person being unable to have a bowel movement. Constipation is when a person has stools that are infrequent and difficult to pass.

Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan have found two gut bacteria working together that contribute to chronic constipation. The duo, Akkermansia muciniphila and Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, ...

Chronic constipation is associated with an increased risk of cognitive decline. The finding adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting that gut health plays a role in dementia and related illnesses ...

A newly discovered bacterial duo may be the hidden cause of chronic constipation. The two microbes break down the colon’s protective mucus layer, leaving stool dry and hard — a problem traditional ...

Constipation is a problem with passing stool. How often you poop is different for each person. Some people poop several times a day and others poop only a few times a week. Passing fewer than three ...