A bowel regimen is a set of medications to help people avoid or relieve constipation. It may involve medications, laxatives, and lifestyle changes. A person with constipation may find it difficult or ...

If that prep did its job to clean you out, a Cleveland Clinic GI expert explains constipation as a colonoscopy recovery ...

While it may not be the most glamorous subject to talk about, some people may encounter times when their bodies require a bit of assistance in the bowel movement department. And one solution people ...

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Irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) is a type of IBS, a condition that causes different digestive symptoms. The main symptom of IBS-C is constipation, with infrequent, hardened bowel ...

New dietary guidelines find that consuming foods such as kiwifruit, rye bread, prunes and high-mineral content water can reduce symptoms of chronic constipation.

New evidence-based guidelines reveal which specific foods and supplements actually help—and which popular advice falls flat.

Would you count constipation as a serious health issue? Or would you let it build up, too embarrassed to say the words out loud: I can’t poo. Our bowels are essential to our overall good health and ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am writing to you about my 62-year-old wife, in the hope that you can provide an opinion on a question she has and also provide us with some advice in her quest for relief from ...