Conservative and behavioural management of constipation

W E Whitehead; C di Lorenzo; A M Leroi; T Porrett; S S Rao

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2982.2009.01404.x

Conservative and behavioural management of constipation

Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2009 Dec:21 Suppl 2:55-61. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2009.01404.x.

Authors

W E Whitehead¹, C di Lorenzo, A M Leroi, T Porrett, S S Rao

Affiliation

¹ Center for Functional GI and Motility Disorders, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7080, USA. william_whitehead@med.unc.edu

PMID: 19824938
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2009.01404.x

Abstract

This article deals with psychological contributions, such as stool withholding or responses to abuse experiences, to the aetiology of evacuation disorders (with a focus on dyssynergic defecation), and with education and behavioural approaches to treatment.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Behavior Therapy*
Biofeedback, Psychology
Child
Constipation / psychology
Constipation / therapy*
Humans
Patient Education as Topic
Pelvic Floor / innervation
Pelvic Floor / physiology
Psychotherapy
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Social Environment