ArticleInternational journal of colorectal disease2017
On the prevalence of constipation and fecal incontinence, and their co-occurrence, in the Netherlands.
Article in International journal of colorectal disease, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
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.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
29 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 82 citations in OpenAlex.
- [Seoul Consensus on Clinical Practice Guidelines for Functional Constipation].The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi · 2025Guideline
- Global Prevalence of Fecal Incontinence in Community-Dwelling Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association · 2024Pooled it
- Estimating the number of Canadians suffering from fecal incontinence using pooled prevalence data from meta-analysis.Frontiers in gastroenterology (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2024Pooled it
- Global prevalence of constipation in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2023Pooled it
- The Japan Society of Coloproctology Practice Guidelines for Fecal Incontinence 2024 (Revised Second Edition).Journal of the anus, rectum and colon · 2026Review
- The influence of sacrocolporectopexy on pelvic anatomy assessed in an upright position using MRI.Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland · 2025Article
- Rome Foundation Working Team Report on overlap in disorders of gut-brain interaction.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2025Review
- Mechanism of Functional Compound Fruit Drinks in Regulating Serum Metabolism in Constipated Mice.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Risk factors for constipation during pregnancy: a multicentre prospective cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Observational
- Effects of Functional Red Pine Seed Direct-Drinking Oil on Constipation and Intestinal Barrier Function in Mice.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Fecal Incontinence after Severe Brain Injury: A Barrier to Discharge after Inpatient Rehabilitation?Neurology international · 2023Article
- 2022 Seoul Consensus on Clinical Practice Guidelines for Functional Constipation.Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility · 2023Review
- Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the Elderly-Constipation Impact Scale: a translation and validation study.BMC public health · 2023Article
- The Prevalence of Bowel and Bladder Function During Early Childhood: A Population-Based Study.Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition · 2023Article
- Association between dietary phosphorus intake and chronic constipation in adults: evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.BMC gastroenterology · 2023Article
- Prevalence of perianal diseases and associated factors in primigravida women: A hospital-based cross-sectional study.Saudi medical journal · 2022Article
- Relationship between Fatigue and Self-Perception of Constipation in Community-Dwelling Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Potential risk factors for constipation in the community.World journal of gastroenterology · 2021Review
- Coexistent faecal incontinence and constipation: A cross-sectional study of 4027 adults undergoing specialist assessment.EClinicalMedicine · 2020Article
- The influence of demographic characteristics on constipation symptoms: a detailed overview.BMC gastroenterology · 2020Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
purposeNumerous studies have investigated the prevalence of constipation and fecal incontinence (FI) in the general population and, even though these disorders are known to co-occur, they were studied independently of each other. Our aim was to investigate the prevalence of constipation and FI, and their co-occurrence, in the general population in the Netherlands.
methodsWe studied a cross-section of the Dutch population (N = 1259). All respondents completed the Groningen Defecation & Fecal Continence checklist. We defined constipation and FI in accordance with the Rome III criteria.
resultsWe found that 24.5% (95% CI, 22.1-26.8) suffered from constipation, 7.9% (95% CI, 6.4-9.4) suffered from FI, and 3.5% (95% CI, 2.5-4.5) suffered from both disorders. Constipated respondents were 2.7 times more likely to suffer from FI than non-constipated respondents (95% CI, 1.8-4.0). Moreover, 48.7% of the respondents with constipation, 35.0% with FI, and 38.6% in whom the disorders co-occurred qualified their bowel habits as either "good" or "very good". We found that 49.4% of the respondents with constipation and 48.0% with FI had not discussed their complaints with anyone.
conclusionsConstipation and FI, isolated or co-occurring, are common disorders in the general population, even in young and healthy respondents. Since constipation and FI often co-occur, we recommend that patients who seek medical attention for either disorder should be examined for both. Moreover, constipation and/or FI are not always identified appropriately by patients. Therefore, physicians should take the initiative to diagnose and treat these disorders.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.