Assessment of normal bowel habits in the general adult population: the Popcol study

• Published in: Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology Vol. 45; no. 5; p. 556
• Main Authors: Walter, Susanna A, Kjellström, Lars, Nyhlin, Henry, Talley, Nicholas J, Agréus, Lars
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.05.2010
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Colonoscopy; Defecation - physiology; Female; Gastroenterology - methods; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Reference Values; Statistics, Nonparametric; Sweden; Sweden

Defining normal stool habit is important when evaluating diarrhoea or constipation, but common confounders such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or the intake of medications with gastrointestinal side effects have not been considered in earlier population based studies defining what is normal. We h...