Skip navigation

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Results 1 - 10 of 240 for constipation
  1. Constipation - what to ask your doctor 
    Constipation is when you are passing stools less often than you normally do. Your stool may become ... provider to help you take care of your constipation.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000214.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Constipation in infants and children 
    Constipation in infants and children means they have hard stools or have problems passing stools. A child ... Constipation is common in children. However, normal bowel movements are different for each child. In the first ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003125.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Encopresis 
    The child may have constipation . The stool is hard, dry, and stuck in the colon (called fecal impaction ). The child then passes only wet or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001570.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Constipation - self-care 
    Constipation is when you do not pass stool as often as you normally do. Your stool may ... bowel movement pattern, so that you can prevent constipation and keep it from getting worse.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000120.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Fecal impaction 
    Constipation is when you are not passing stool as often or as easily as is normal for ... impaction often occurs in people who have had constipation for a long time and have been using ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000230.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Irritable bowel syndrome 
    ... You can have either diarrhea (IBS-D), or constipation (IBS-C). Pain and other symptoms will often ... IBS may go back and forth between having constipation and diarrhea or have or mostly have one ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000246.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. High-fiber foods 
    ... High fiber diets can also help with both constipation and diarrhea. Fiber also may help lower your ... enough fluids. Not getting enough fluids may make constipation worse instead of better. Ask your health care ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000193.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Palliative care - fluid, food, and digestion 
    ... mouth sores, or a stiff or painful jaw Constipation, which is fewer bowel movements than usual or ... member of the health care team if nausea, constipation, or pain cannot be managed.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000531.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Bowel retraining 
    ... not being able to control bowel movements. Severe constipation . These problems may be caused by: Brain and ... Elsevier; 2021:chap 131. Iturrino JC, Lembo AJ. Constipation. In: Feldman M, Friedman LS, Brandt LJ, eds. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003971.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Fiber 
    ... weight control. Fiber aids digestion and helps prevent constipation . It is sometimes used for the treatment of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002470.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
previous · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · next