Constipation in Adults (cont.)Medical Author:
Marc D. Basson, MD, PhD, MBA, FACS
Marc D. Basson, MD, PhD, MBA, FACSDr. Marc Basson received his undergraduate and medical education at the University of Michigan, surgical training at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Downstate Medical Center, and St. Mary's Hospital, and then earned a PhD in Experimental Pathology at Yale University before becoming an Assistant and then Associate Professor of Surgery at Yale. Medical Editor:
Bhupinder Anand, MD
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Constipation in Adults PrognosisMost people with constipation have no physical disease of the digestive system nor any widespread disease associated with constipation. Most of the time, constipation is related to poor dietary habits, low fluid intake, and lack of exercise.
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Constipation is a common symptom, but it often remains unrecognized until the patient develops sequelae, such as anorectal disorders or diverticular disease
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