Constipation - that is, having three or fewer bowel movements per week - is an urgent, if slow-moving, national problem. And it's getting worse. From 2006 to 2011 the number of constipation-related ...

Constipation in children can be caused by a range of problems including the use of certain medications, poor health or a lack of proper nutrition. A teenager who freezes when confronted with using the ...

Q: "How come there are so many elderly people who are always constipated? There must be a way to avoid it. Is constipation a natural part of aging? My grandma always worries about it when we travel ...

Constipation caused by stress is more common than people realise. Doctor explains how stress triggers constipation, and the science-backed steps that break the loop.

Let’s talk about constipation. Most everybody has dealt with it, but older people are more likely to experience it than younger people. Here’s information from the National Institute on Aging that ...

Childhood constipation is increasingly affecting children yet often goes unnoticed. Early recognition and simple dietary ...

Constipation, an easy-to-identify condition, may be a marker for cardiovascular risk factors and increased cardiovascular risk in older women, according to the results of a large analysis. The ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older women bothered by constipation may have a higher risk of heart disease than those who are more "regular," a large study of U.S. women suggests. Researchers say the ...

Your boss has heaped a whole lot of work in your lap, the daycare just called to tell you that your toddler has a runny nose and has to be picked up, you’ve run out of milk and toilet paper at home, ...

Constipation, marked by irregular and hard defecations, is a common problem with respect to digestion that can occur in ...