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History of constipation

I just added a history section per WP:MEDMOS. In it I posted two books which address the history of constipation. I have not read either of these books, and only found excerpts online.

  • Whorton, James C. (2000). Inner hygiene : constipation and the pursuit of health in modern society. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195135817.
  • Hornibrook, F. A. (1929). The culture of the abdomen;: The cure of obesity and constipation. Heinemann.

I did a pubmed search and was unable to find anything about history there. This is a start! Blue Rasberry (talk) 15:52, 6 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Content not supported by the source

This content is not supported by the source:

[1] In the elderly, common causes include: insufficient dietary fiber intake, inadequate fluid intake, decreased physical activity, side effects of medications, hypothyroidism, and obstruction by colorectal cancer.[1]

The ref says: "Discussion and conclusion. A search of the recent literature revealed that there is a paucity of evidenced-based publications that address the etiologic factors of chronic constipation. Much of what has been popularized in the past, and even to the present, may be based primarily on myths handed down from one generation to the next [3, 8]. In the absence of well-designed studies, there does not appear to be sufficient evidence-based information to implicate insufficient dietary fiber intake, inadequate fluid intake, reduced physical activity, side effects of drugs, hypothyroidism, sex hormones, or cancer obstruction as a major etiologic factor in the development of chronic constipation."

Best regards. --BallenaBlanca (Talk) 22:40, 10 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It says "Geriatric patient educational material and a general practice review suggest insufficient dietary fiber intake, inadequate fluid intake, decrease physical activity, side effects of drugs, hypothyroidism, sex hormones and colorectal cancer obstruction may play a role in the pathogenesis of constipation"
And than says poorly supported by evidence. Adjusted to text to reflect this. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 23:08, 10 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Agree. --BallenaBlanca (Talk) 00:27, 11 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ Leung FW (February 2007). "Etiologic factors of chronic constipation: review of the scientific evidence". Dig. Dis. Sci. 52 (2): 313–6. doi:10.1007/s10620-006-9298-7. PMID 17219073.

Content fork to constipation in children

This article had enough information about constipation in children that I thought it had WP:UNDUE weight. I cut this content out and put it all into constipation in children along with some new content. See what I cut. I put the new article into WP:MEDMOS format so now any of the sections there could be developed without being space restricted here. Blue Rasberry (talk) 19:52, 11 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds good. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 00:27, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Low liquid intake

This article lists as one of the causes of constipation "low liquid intake". Would it not be better to say "dehydration"? It is possible to have dehydration while liquid intake is quite high. This may be the case for untreated diabetes mellitus. Vorbee (talk) 09:50, 25 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hirschsprung's disease

Link required for Hirschsprung's disease 2A00:23C4:AA17:B200:C843:1BE:8B4C:ECF1 (talk) 22:37, 8 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Needs better sourcing for "Added referenced sentence on use of a high enema. Also fixed an indirect link."

Firstly, I can't imagine why my fixing of an indirect link would be reverted, but I suppose that such reversions are performed hastily, taking legitimate editing in their wake. I have taken the liberty of re-doing that and marking it as a minor edit.

As for referencing, everything I've referenced is for standard medicine, and I have been careful to avoid alternative medicine sources and, also, klismaphile and other enema obsession sources I have likewise avoided.

Now I have added a reference from a state university and now the proposed sentence reads thus:

A large volume or high enema[1] can be given to cleanse as much of the colon as possible of feces.[2][3][4] However, a low enema[5] is generally useful only for stool in the rectum, not in the intestinal tract.

Please advise as to whether or not this is yet acceptable. If not, I'll find (yet more) legitimate sources.

I thank you. Helen4780 (talk) 18:32, 17 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

the two sentences regarding "high-enema" and "low enema" seem to be in the same train of thought basically describing the two procedures in terms of difference. since there is no collision between the two sentences, the "however" beginning of the second sentence seems to be logically inadeqate. maybe better to replace "however" with "on the other hand". also the two sentences could be easily merged into one single sentence. 89.134.199.32 (talk) 10:54, 10 March 2019 (UTC).[reply]

References

  1. ^ "high enema". Medical Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Administering an Enema". Care of patients. Ternopil State Medical University. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  3. ^ Rhodora Cruz. "Types of Enemas". Fundamentals of Nursing Practice. Professional Education, Testing and Certification Organization International. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Enemas — Definition of Enemas by Medical dictionary". Medical Dictionary. Farlex, Inc., Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006 USA. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  5. ^ "low enema". Medical Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

epidemiology section

I believe that the part saying "constipation with no known cause affects females more often affected than males" should be corrected to "constipation with no known cause affects females more often than males" (redundant "AFFECTED" to be deleted). 89.134.199.32 (talk) 10:45, 10 March 2019 (UTC).[reply]

"Hung Chow" listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Hung Chow. Please participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so. gnu57 15:08, 30 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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