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ReviewWorld journal of methodology2026

Management of constipation: A narrative review of evolving strategies and methodological challenges.

Manjeet Kumar Goyal, Gayatri Brahmandam, Rishi Chowdhary, Sowmya Durga Subhasri Guna, Dhruvi Shah, Prerna Goyal, Ashita Rukmini Vuthaluru, Omesh Goyal

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Review in World journal of methodology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors.

Manjeet Kumar GoyalDepartment of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital, Akron, OH 44308, United States.
Gayatri BrahmandamDepartment of Internal Medicine, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Mandya 571448, Karnātaka, India.
Rishi ChowdharyDepartment of Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44109, United States.
Sowmya Durga Subhasri GunaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, United States.
Dhruvi ShahDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus, Maryland, MD 21201, United States.
Prerna GoyalDepartment of Medicine, R.G. Stone Super Speciality Hospital, Ludhiana 141001, Punjab, India.
Ashita Rukmini VuthaluruDepartment of Anesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.
Omesh GoyalDepartment of Gastroenterology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana 141001, Punjab, India. dromeshgoyal@gmail.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Constipation is a common multifactorial gastrointestinal disorder with a significant impact on quality of life, healthcare utilization, and economic burden. It encompasses a spectrum of symptoms, including infrequent bowel movements (fewer than three per week), lumpy or hard stools (Bristol Stool Form Scale 1 or 2), straining, difficult stool passage, a sense of incomplete evacuation,

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Colonic transitConstipationDefecation disordersDisorders of gut-brain interactionsGastrointestinal motility disordersIrritable bowel syndromePelvic floor disordersProkinetic agents

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PMID42626238
PMCPMC13491131

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