Painful constipation: a neglected entity?

• Published in: Revista española de enfermedades digestivas Vol. 103; no. 1; pp. 25 - 28
• Main Authors: Bassotti, G, Carlani, E, Baldón, M, Gullà, N, Morozzi, B, Villanacci, V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Spain Sociedad Española de Patología Digestiva 01.01.2011; Aran Ediciones
• Subjects: abdominal pain; Abdominal Pain - etiology; Constipation; Constipation - classification; Constipation - complications; Constipation - diagnosis; Constipation - epidemiology; Constipation - physiopathology; Female; Gastroenterology & Hepatology; Gastrointestinal Transit; Geriatrics & Gerontology; Humans; Infectious Diseases; Irritable bowel syndrome; Irritable Bowel Syndrome - complications; Irritable Bowel Syndrome - physiopathology; Male; Multicenter Studies as Topic; Oncology; Pain Measurement; Pathology; Pharmacology & Pharmacy; Prevalence; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging; Retrospective Studies; Surgery; Constipation; abdominal pain; Irritable bowel syndrome

Functional chronic constipation is a common symptom in daily clinical practice. Although the definition of constipation may be variable, there is usually agreement that (at least for research purposes) the definition given by the Rome Committee are useful. However, some blind spots or hidden angles...