Constipation is no longer just an elderly concern, with doctors reporting a sharp rise among young adults due to stress, poor ...

Constipation - that is, having three or fewer bowel movements per week - is an urgent, if slow-moving, national problem. And it's getting worse. From 2006 to 2011 the number of constipation-related ...

Led by Professor Takaaki Abe at Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, the team discovered that a medicine usually ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older women bothered by constipation may have a higher risk of heart disease than those who are more "regular," a large study of U.S. women suggests. Researchers say the ...

As someone living with chronic constipation, you may sometimes feel like your only treatment option is to go, well, in the complete opposite direction. In actuality, diarrhea isn’t something that you ...

Constipation, an easy-to-identify condition, may be a marker for cardiovascular risk factors and increased cardiovascular risk in older women, according to the results of a large analysis. The ...

Helicobacter pylori (H. Pylori) is usually found in your gut in small amounts, but it can become unmanageable and cause digestive problems, such as ulcers and constipation. Constipation is a common ...

The American Academy of Neurology has issued a new guideline recommending the most effective treatments to help people with Parkinson's disease who experience sleep, constipation and sexual problems, ...

Some types of laxatives seemed more risky than others. For example, people who used “osmotic” laxatives had an even higher ...

Digestive health problems like constipation are often dismissed as minor inconveniences, but in some cases, they can have serious consequences. Straining during bowel movements may trigger fainting or ...

NEW YORK - Children who are often constipated or frequently soil their pants seem to be more likely to have mild behavioral problems, according to a new study from the Netherlands. But since few of ...