Constipation

MIM Beim explains how chronic sufferers of constipation can find relief. ** Question: I’m always constipated. It is worse when I go away for work or holidays. What can I do? Answer: The Victorian-era American food enthusiast Horace Fletcher was nicknamed ...  

Trials are available for people suffering from stomach ailments, such as irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome with constipation, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, allergies and asthma. These conditions affect millions of ...  

The company reported mid-stage trial results for ALKS 37, saying the drug helped patients have more bowel movements and was well tolerated, but that the results did not meet its criteria for advancing to late-stage clinical testing. Late-stage clinical ...  

Linaclotide, Ironwood's GC‐C agonist, is an investigational drug for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS‐C) and chronic constipation (CC). On April 23, 2012 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notified that it will ...  

Constipation is a common problem in children. It is characterised by infrequent passage of stool or passing hard, dry stool. Bowel patterns will vary among children and, hence, it is important for you to know your child's frequency and usual ...  

Doctors' Tips for Childhood ConstipationNew York Times¶ Too much dairy, too little fiber, and too few vegetables and fruits can contribute to constipation. In particular, P-letter fruits may help: prunes, pears, plums and peaches. ¶ Children may avoid defecation, “withholding” as pediatricians call it, ...  

About AMITIZA for Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC) and Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation (IBS-C) AMITIZA is a chloride channel activator indicated for the treatment of CIC (24 mcg twice daily) in adults and for IBS-C (8 mcg twice daily ...  

The answer: Constipation is one of the most common conditions that we see at our pediatric clinic and it affects children of all ages. I define constipation as stools that are large, hard and may be painful to pass. Some constipated children will only pass ...  

Linaclotide is an investigational guanylate cyclase type-C agonist (GCCA) for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) and chronic constipation. The oral presentation titled "Efficacy of Linaclotide in Improving Abdominal ...  

Miralax — an odorless, tasteless laxative — has become a go-to response for childhood constipation. For constipated children in excruciating pain, Dr. Tricia Jean Gold, a pediatrician in Brooklyn, has no problem recommending Miralax or a PEG ...  

Report Problems to the Food and Drug Administration You are encouraged to ... Constipation usually is caused by the slow movement of stool through the colon. There are many causes of constipation including medications, poor bowel habits, low fiber diets ...  

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for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation, IBS-C, at Digestive Disease Week 2012 in San Diego. This analysis of patients presenting with moderate to very severe abdominal pain and fewer than three weekly spontaneous bowel ...  

And for good reason. Synergy's lead candidate, Plecanatide, which is smoothly progressing through its Phase II/III trial, treats constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome and chronic idiopathic constipation. The preponderance of bullish analysts ...  

Anorectal manometry testing evaluates pelvic floor function in patients with constipation or fecal incontinence. “Yet, despite the health and lifestyle consequences, only one in 13 patients with fecal incontinence or chronic constipation is tested to ...