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Constipation

Development of an automated ultrasonographic detection method for fecal retention using a transgluteal cleft approach

Masaru Matsumoto, Yumi Sano, Kazuhiro Akiyama, Katsumi Urata, Natsuki Matsuzaka, Nao Tamai, Yuka Miura, Hiromi Sanada

published 29 Dec 2025

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The hidden risks of polypharmacy: Exploring potentially inappropriate prescribing with STOPP/START criteria version 3–A cross-sectional study

Mikołaj Szoszkiewicz, Ewa Deskur-Śmielecka, Arkadiusz Styszyński, Marcel Kusyń, Kamila Krzemińska, Barbara Więckowska, Agnieszka Neumann-Podczaska, Katarzyna Wieczorowska-Tobis

published 18 Dec 2025

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The evaluation of indoxyl sulfate in the general population in Kanegasaki Iwate: A cross-sectional study (KANEGASAKI study)

Mizuki Hisano, Takaya Abe, Kie Sekiguchi, Eri Hakozaki, Fumiaki Takahashi, Kozo Tanno, Toshikazu Abe, Kenichi Takeuchi, Toru Maruyama, Ryo Takata, Wataru Obara

published 17 Dec 2025

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Predicting the risk of postoperative constipation in middle-aged and elderly patients with lower limb fractures using machine learning algorithms

Xiaoyan Yang, Wenqiang Li, Qin Xiao, Shiyun Du, Xi Wang, Ying Zhang, Sulian Li

published 21 Nov 2025

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Sex-stratified pharmacovigilance of gastrointestinal events associated with first-line smoking-cessation medicines: Insights from the FAERS database

Haoxiong Sun, Junchi Chen, Xiaoxuan Wu, Ziyan Wang

published 06 Nov 2025

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Video-based pelvic floor muscle therapy for patients with pelvic floor disorders: A Protocol for a prospective single-arm pilot and feasibility study

Samantha M. Linhares, Madeline L. D’Aquila, Kurt S. Schultz, Anne K. Mongiu

published 24 Oct 2025

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Comparative analysis of conventional vs high-resolution anorectal manometry methods

Silvana Marques e Silva, Marcelo de Melo Andrade Coura, Romulo Medeiros de Almeida, Isabel Ferreira Saenger, Valéria Cardoso Pinto, João Batista de Sousa

published 09 Oct 2025

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Adverse drug events associated with sodium zirconium cyclosilicate: A real-world pharmacovigilance study based on the FAERS database

Yinrui Fang, Zilun Wu, Qian Wu, Gangyi Chen

published 02 Sep 2025

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Effect of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator modulators and dedicated cystic fibrosis gastrointestinal clinic visits on the incidence of distal intestinal obstructive syndrome in persons with cystic fibrosis

Nicha Wongjarupong, Malique F. Delbrune, Jameel Alp, Daphne M. Moutsoglou, Talia Wiggen, Ashley Benner, Joanne L. Billings, Jordan M. Dunitz, Sarah J. Schwarzenberg, Baharak Moshiree, Shahnaz Sultan

published 28 Jul 2025

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Efficacy of tenapanor in managing hyperphosphatemia and constipation in hemodialysis patients: A randomized controlled trial

Naoki Suzuki, Yuuki Takeda, Akie Kabuto, Takao Konishi, Takahiro Konishi, Fumi Sumino, Hayanari Iwata, Mone Iwagami, Yusuke Kouchi, Yasumasa Hitomi, Toru Takatani, Masato Nishimura, Nodoka Sato

published 17 Jun 2025

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Effects of sake lees intake on fecal uremic toxins, plasma D-alanine, constipation, and gut microbiome in healthy adults: A single-arm clinical trial

Toshiaki Tokumaru, Tadashi Toyama, Yusuke Nakade, Hisayuki Ogura, Megumi Oshima, Shiori Nakagawa, Masashi Mita, Taro Miyagawa, Shinji Kitajima, Akinori Hara, Norihiko Sakai, Miho Shimizu, Yasunori Iwata, Takashi Wada

published 03 Jun 2025

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Impaired gastric and urinary but preserved cardiac interoception in women with endometriosis

Chiara Cantoni, Sofia Ciccarone, Maria Grazia Porpora, Salvatore Maria Aglioti

published 05 May 2025

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The BABITT questionnaire for evaluation of bowel and bladder function in children who are introduced to assisted infant toilet training - content validity and feasibility

Anna Leijon, Terese Nilsson, Ulla Sillén, Anna-Lena Hellström, Linda Vixner, Barbro H. Skogman

published 30 Apr 2025

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