Prevalence, clinical characteristics, and management of functional constipation at pediatric gastroenterology clinics.

摘要: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and management functional constipation at pediatric gastroenterology clinics. A prospective survey using Rome III criteria distributed a group parents children with history its control in May 2008. mean prevalence 6.4%, which similar those other countries. Statistically significant variables for without were that more had body mass index below 10th percentile even though they received mother's care ate balanced meals compared group. Meanwhile, frequently showed infancy, picky-eating, lack exercise, retentive posturing. When analyzed criteria, greater than 60% rate hard stools, painful large fecal rectum, disappearance symptoms after passing stool. Our found different approaches amongst gastroenterologists like rectal examinations, disimpaction, or drug treatment. Several factors addressed our can provide better guidelines clinicians treating future research.