A case report in BMC Pediatrics describes a 14-year-old girl whose severe functional constipation mimicked acute intracranial ...

A 69-year-old woman with an unusually long colon struggles with severe constipation, cycling through multiple medications without consistent relief.

Dear Doctor Roach: I’m a healthy, active 69-year-old female. I’ve had problems with constipation for several years, and it’s recently worsened. When I had my first colonoscopy, the doctor at the time, ...

An overgrowth of gut microorganisms that produce methane could be a cause of severe constipation in many people, a new review finds. These gut bugs belong to a class of microbe called archaea, and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The prevalence and severity of constipation was higher in patients with intestinal methanogen overgrowth.

Constipation represents one of the most common digestive health challenges, affecting millions of people who experience difficulty with regular bowel movements. The condition encompasses various ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m severely constipated. My doctor has me on seven medications and supplements. I would like your opinion on taking all of them throughout the day. They are Movantik (I take Tylenol ...

Qin Rao, MD, is a board-certified physician based in New York City. He currently works as a gastroenterologist and hepatologist at Manhattan Gastroenterology. An impacted bowel (fecal impaction) ...

Constipation doesn’t typically cause seizures directly, but many people with epilepsy have constipation. Rarely, constipation may trigger seizures in people with epilepsy. Constipation is a common ...