Gut Microbiota and Chronic Constipation: A Review and Update

Gut Microbiota and Chronic Constipation: A Review and Update

Background: Chronic constipation, including functional constipation and constipation-type irritable bowel syndrome, is a prevalent, multifactorial gastrointestinal disorder, and its etiology and pathophysiology remain poorly understood. Recently studies using 16S rRNA-based microbiota profiling have...

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Main Authors: Toshifumi Ohkusa, Shigeo Koido, Yuriko Nishikawa, Nobuhiro Sato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
chronic constipation
functional constipation
irritable bowel syndrome with constipation
gut microbiota
probiotics
synbiotics
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2019.00019/full

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