Resting-state fMRI shows brain activity differences in women with functional constipation and stress urinary incontinence
Does stress incontinence and constipation change how your brain works?
A cohort study of 34 female patients with functional constipation and stress urinary incontinence (FCon-SUI), 24 with functional constipatio…
Women with both constipation and incontinence show unique brain activity patterns linked to movement control and visual processing that diff…
Pelvic floor physiotherapy improves quality of life and reduces painful defecation in pediatric functional constipation
When Laxatives Are Not Enough, This Therapy May Help Kids
This meta-analysis of seven randomized controlled trials involving 775 pediatric and adolescent participants assessed pelvic floor physiothe…
For children whose constipation will not budge on laxatives alone, targeted pelvic floor therapy eased pain and boosted quality of life acro…
Network meta-analysis suggests Chinese patent medicines plus Western medicine may improve functional constipation in elderly
Chinese herbal medicines combined with Western drugs may help elderly constipation
A network meta-analysis of 23 RCTs involving 2065 elderly patients with functional constipation found that six Chinese patent medicines comb…
Adding specific Chinese herbal medicines to standard Western drugs may improve overall treatment response for elderly constipation, though e…
Questions about Functional Constipation
Are there brain activity differences between women with functional constipation and stress urinary incontinence?
Women with functional constipation and stress urinary incontinence show different brain activity patterns compared to those with constipation alone, particularly in areas controlling movement and emotion.
Full answer →Does pelvic floor physiotherapy reduce painful defecation in pediatric functional constipation patients?
Pelvic floor physiotherapy reduces painful defecation and improves quality of life in children with functional constipation, though results on how often they poop are mixed.
Full answer →Does resting-state fMRI show brain activity differences in women with functional constipation?
Resting-state fMRI shows that women with functional constipation have different brain activity patterns compared to healthy people, and these patterns differ further if they also have stress urinary incontinence.
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