RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Chronic constipation: Update on management
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 397
OP 408
DO 10.3949/ccjm.84a.15141
VO 84
IS 5
A1 Hayat, Umar
A1 Dugum, Mohannad
A1 Garg, Samita
YR 2017
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/84/5/397.abstract
AB Managing chronic constipation involves identifying and treating secondary causes, instituting lifestyle changes, prescribing pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapies, and, occasionally, referring for surgery. Several new drugs have been approved, and others are in the pipeline.