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Constipation in the Elderly: Management Strategies by Giancarlo Spinzi; Arnaldo Amato; Gianni Imperiali; Nicoletta Lenoci; Giovanna Mandelli; Silvia Paggi; Franco Radaelli; Natalia Terreni; Vittorio Terruzzi is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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Constipation is a highly prevalent and bothersome disorder that negatively affects patients' social and professional lives and places a great economic burden on both patients and national health services. An accurate determination of the prevalence of constipation is difficult because of the various definitions used, but many epidemiological studies have shown that it affects up to 20% of the population at any one time. Although constipation is not a physiological consequence of normal aging, decreased mobility and other co-morbid medical conditions may contribute to its prevalence in older adults. Functional constipation is diagnosed when no secondary causes can be identified.Patients have some unusual beliefs about their bowel habits. Systematic attention to history, examination and investigation, especially in older people, can be highly effective in resolving problems and in enhancing quality of life.There is a considerable range of treatment modalities available for patients with constipation, but the clinical evidence supporting their use varies widely. However, if constipation is not managed proactively, patients can experience
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- Author
- Giancarlo Spinzi; Arnaldo Amato; Gianni Imperiali; Nicoletta Lenoci; Giovanna Mandelli; Silvia Paggi; Franco Radaelli; Natalia Terreni; Vittorio Terruzzi
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)