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ReviewWorld journal of gastroenterology2016

Childhood constipation as an emerging public health problem.

Shaman Rajindrajith, Niranga Manjuri Devanarayana, Bonaventure Jayasiri Crispus Perera, Marc Alexander Benninga

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Review in World journal of gastroenterology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

62 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Treatments for intractable constipation in childhood.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024
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  4. Traditional, complementary and alternative medicine in children constipation: a systematic review.Daru : journal of Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences · 2019
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  20. Functional constipation in pediatric patients: an observational study in southern Brazil.Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Shaman RajindrajithShaman Rajindrajith, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Thalagolla Road, Ragama 11010, Sri Lanka.
Niranga Manjuri DevanarayanaShaman Rajindrajith, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Thalagolla Road, Ragama 11010, Sri Lanka.
Bonaventure Jayasiri Crispus PereraShaman Rajindrajith, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Thalagolla Road, Ragama 11010, Sri Lanka.
Marc Alexander BenningaShaman Rajindrajith, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Thalagolla Road, Ragama 11010, Sri Lanka.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Functional constipation (FC) is a significant health problem in children and contrary to common belief, has serious ramifications on the lives of children and their families. It is defined by the Rome criteria which encourage the use of multiple clinical features for diagnosis. FC in children has a high prevalence (0.7%-29%) worldwide, both in developed and developing countries. Biopsychosocial risk factors such as psychological stress, poor dietary habits, obesity and child maltreatment are commonly identified predisposing factors for FC. FC poses a significant healthcare burden on the already overstretched health budgets of many countries in terms of out-patient care, in-patient care, expenditure for investigations and prescriptions. Complications are common and range from minor psychological disturbances, to lower health-related quality of life. FC in children also has a significant impact on families. Many paediatric clinical trials have poor methodological quality, and drugs proved to be useful in adults, are not effective in relieving symptoms in children. A significant proportion of inadequately treated children have similar symptoms as adults. These factors show that constipation is an increasing public health problem across the world with a significant medical, social and economic impact. This article highlights the potential public health impact of FC and the possibility of overcoming this problem by concentrating on modifiable risk factors rather than expending resources on high cost investigations and therapeutic modalities.

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Public HealthChildChild AbuseConstipationDietFamilyHealth Care CostsHumansQuality of LifeConstipationPreventionPublic healthRisk factors

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PMID27570423
PMCPMC4974585

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