Diagnosis and management in children with severe and protracted constipation and obstipation

Liquid paraffin: a reappraisal of its role in the treatment of constipation

“…Currently, most widely used treatment regimens for childhood constipation and encopresis6 7 are modelled on the strategy described by Davidson and colleagues15 in 1963. This seminal paper outlines three phases in the management of children with constipation: complete evacuation or disimpaction; sustained evacuation to restore normal colorectal tone; and long term follow up with weaning from intervention.…”

Functional Constipation in Infants: A Follow-Up Study

“…In approximately 40% of constipated children, symptoms originate during their first year of life. 2,3 A rare cause of constipation in these children is Hirschsprung disease. Based on typical symptoms and exclusion of organic causes, most children are eventually diagnosed as having functional constipation.…”

Urinary Tract Pathology Associated with Constipation

“…It is entirely possible that the urinary tract involvement may have more significance than that of the colon, and medical attention can no longer be centered entirely on the colon. An orderly and supervised medical regimen is recommended as soon as the nonorganic basis of constipation is established (5,9). The objective of such treatment is to prevent the accumulation of fecal impaction large enough to interfere with the anatomy and physiology of the base plate.…”

“…T he purpose of this pa per is t o describe and discuss the etiology of the urinary T wo GENERAL t ypes of constipation have been described which are based on etiology (I, 3,5,6,9,10,20). In organic constipation , of course, there is an underlyin g organi c cause such as agan glionic megacolon, anal fissur e, ect opic anus, or intrapelvic mass.…”