Update on constipation: One treatment does not fit all

  • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
  • November 2008,
  • 75
  • (11)
  • 813-824;

ABSTRACT

Constipation is a common clinical problem that can be difficult to manage. It has a variety of identifiable causes, but even idiopathic constipation has different possible mechanisms. Often, the key to improvement and patient satisfaction is to understand the mechanism and the patient.

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