constipation

by American Gastroenterological Association edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes A new update from the American Gastroenterological Association is calling for greater caution before surgery is considered for patients with refractory constipation, a severe, chronic form of constipation that does not respond to standard treatments. Credit: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology A new update from the […]

by Barbara Intermill edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin  Editors’ notes Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Big-gun pain relievers can come with unwelcome side effects. At the top of the list for many of these products are constipation and the distress of slowed bowels. In general, the basic instruction to prevent these maladies is to increase