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 ...

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 ...

Newswise — Chronic constipation affects 15 to 20 percent of the U.S. population. Nearly one-third of affected people have dyssynergic defecation, in which muscles used for bowel movements do not work ...

This article predates the current owners of Science Blog. It has not been reviewed under the current editorial process and is kept as part of the archive. Biofeedback therapy used at home is about 70 ...

Irritable bowel syndrome, chronic constipation, and functional diarrhoea are disorders of gut–brain interaction, the symptoms ...

Chronic idiopathic constipation is a condition with constipation symptoms but no identifiable cause. Women, older people, and those with lower socioeconomic status have a higher risk of chronic ...

Constipation is a common functional gastrointestinal disorder, with a prevalence of approximately 20% in the general population. In the elderly population, the incidence of constipation is higher ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Biofeedback training can be useful people with a type of chronic constipation characterized by excessive straining, paradoxical anal contraction, and impaired propulsion of ...