SAN ANTONIO -- Biofeedback training resulted in significant improvement in dyssynergic defecation associated with constipation in older patients, a small retrospective analysis showed. The mean score ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Biofeedback training can have long-lasting benefits in people who suffer from chronic constipation due to a condition called "dyssynergic defecation," new research ...

Chronic constipation can be caused by stress, a lack of water, or not enough fiber in your diet. It may also be from pain medications, a blockage in your colon, nerve damage, and pelvic muscle issues.

It may sometimes feel like you have little control over what happens inside your body, and how that affects your overall health. But there is a way to harness physiological functions like breathing, ...

A new clinical practice update from the American Gastroenterological Association recommends that clinicians treating refractory constipation perform comprehensive physiologic and psychological ...

Constipation represents one of the most common digestive health challenges, affecting millions of people who experience difficulty with regular bowel movements. The condition encompasses various ...

Following daily habits that support stool consistency, allow privacy, and promote evacuation can help you poop on a regular schedule.

Over the past 20 years, the use of opiates and opioids for the management of chronic pain has significantly increased. Approximately 40% to 90% of patients treated with opioids experience ...

Anorectal function plays a pivotal role in maintaining continence and facilitating defaecation, and disturbances in this complex system can lead to a broad spectrum of disorders, including dyssynergic ...