Prevalence and Risk Factors of Constipation Symptoms among Patients Undergoing Colonoscopy: A Single-Center Cross-Sectional Study.

Shiori KomoriJunichi AkiyamaNaoko TatsunoErika YamadaAtsuko IzumiMariko HamadaKana SetoYuriko NishiieKeigo SuzukiYuya HisadaYuki OtakeYuka YanaiHidetaka OkuboKazuhiro WatanabeNaoki AkazawaNatsuyo YamamotoYasuo TanakaMikio YanaseAkiko SaitoKazuhiko YamadaChizu YokoiAkihito Nagahara

Published in: Digestion (2024)

Constipation occurred in one-third of patients, and more than half of patients still exhibited refractory symptoms of constipation despite taking laxatives. Multiple medications and concurrent diseases seem to be associated with constipation symptoms.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
patients undergoing
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
irritable bowel syndrome
depressive symptoms
physical activity
patient reported outcomes
patient reported
rectal cancer