"Constipation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Infrequent or difficult evacuation of FECES. These symptoms are associated with a variety of causes, including low DIETARY FIBER intake, emotional or nervous disturbances, systemic and structural disorders, drug-induced aggravation, and infections.
| Descriptor ID |
D003248
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.821.150
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Constipation" by people in Profiles.
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Triplet therapies - the new standard of care for multiple myeloma: how to manage common toxicities. Expert Rev Hematol. 2018 12; 11(12):957-973.
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Starch-entrapped microsphere fibers improve bowel habit but do not exhibit prebiotic capacity in those with unsatisfactory bowel habits: a phase I, randomized, double-blind, controlled human trial. Nutr Res. 2017 Aug; 44:27-37.
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Breath Methane Levels Are Increased Among Patients with Diverticulosis. Dig Dis Sci. 2016 09; 61(9):2648-54.
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The safety and tolerability of ferric citrate as a phosphate binder in dialysis patients. Nephron Clin Pract. 2012; 121(1-2):c25-9.
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A double-blind, placebo-controlled study of aripiprazole adjunctive to antidepressant therapy among depressed outpatients with inadequate response to prior antidepressant therapy (ADAPT-A Study). Psychother Psychosom. 2012; 81(2):87-97.
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The effect of electrical stimulation on colonic transit following spinal cord injury in cats. Spinal Cord. 1998 Dec; 36(12):847-53.
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Placement of colonic manometric catheters and electrodes in cats. Lab Anim Sci. 1997 Feb; 47(1):78-81.
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Delayed colonic transit in spinal cord-injured patients measured by indium-111 Amberlite scintigraphy. Am J Gastroenterol. 1995 Aug; 90(8):1295-300.
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Management of antidepressant-induced side effects: a practical guide for the clinician. J Clin Psychiatry. 1987 Jan; 48(1):3-8.
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Idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction and contaminated small bowel syndrome--treatment with metronidazole, ileostomy, and indomethacin. Am J Gastroenterol. 1983 Sep; 78(9):562-5.