Diseases

Constipation

Infrequent or difficult evacuation of FECES. These symptoms are associated with a variety of causes, including low DIETARY FIBER intake, emotional or nervous disturbances, systemic and structural disorders, drug-induced aggravation, and infections.

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Infrequent or difficult evacuation of FECES. These symptoms are associated with a variety of causes, including low DIETARY FIBER intake, emotional or nervous disturbances, systemic and structural disorders, drug-induced aggravation, and infections.

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2 entry terms
  • Colonic Inertia
  • Dyschezia

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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  1. C23.888w.821.150w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Constipation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003248. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003248
  2. Constipation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constipation
  3. Constipation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178436