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Bowel Habits and Toilet Training in Rural and Urban Dwelling Children in a Developing Country
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Functional constipation was found more frequently in the rural area and was initiated and completed significantly earlier in the urban population.About:
This article is published in The Journal of Pediatrics.The article was published on 2011-05-01. It has received 12 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Rural area & Population.read more
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The Physiology of Human Defecation
TL;DR: The current understanding of normal defecation, including recent advances, is detailed, but importantly those areas where knowledge or consensus is still lacking are identified.
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Evaluation of Bowel Function and Fecal Continence in 594 Finnish Individuals Aged 4 to 26 Years
TL;DR: The fine-tuning of fecal continence continues to develop during childhood, and the evaluation of functional outcomes in patients who have undergone surgical treatment of anorectal malformations or other colonic disorders should include comparison with data from age-matched controls.
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Approach to Constipation in Children.
TL;DR: Estimated prevalence of constipation is 3% among toddlers and pre-school children worldwide and 95%, of them are considered functional, and a careful history and thorough physical examination is all that is required to diagnose functional constipation.
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Bladder health across the life course
TL;DR: There are opportunities to further define and promote healthy bladder habits through focused research and heightened public awareness of the importance of bladder health, which may lead to improvements in overall health and quality of life.
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Combinations of laxatives and green banana biomass on the treatment of functional constipation in children and adolescents: a randomized study
Vanessa Mello Granado Cassettari,Nilton Carlos Machado,Pedro Luiz Toledo de Arruda Lourenção,Marry Assis Carvalho,Erika Veruska Paiva Ortolan +4 more
TL;DR: Green banana biomass is advantageous as an adjunct therapy on functional constipation, mainly for reducing doses of laxatives.
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Effect of dietary fibre on stools and transit-times, and its role in the causation of disease
TL;DR: It is suggested that dietary fibre has a role in the prevention of certain large-bowel and other diseases which have become prevalent in Western countries.
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Pediatric Gastrointestinal Disease
TL;DR: Pediatric gastrointestinal disease, Pediatric gastroenterological disease, کتابخانه دیجیتال دانشگاه علوم اصفهان.
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Chronic constipation in children.
TL;DR: The evaluation of chronic constipation with or without encopresis must begin with a careful history, and the size and consistency of stools deposited into the toilet should be noted.
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Children with encopresis: A descriptive analysis.
TL;DR: It was found that many of the traditional generalizations about encopresis could not be substantiated and it was suggested that a very individualized approach to this problem be adopted.
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Urban-Rural Differences in Overweight Status and Physical Inactivity among US Children Aged 10-17 Years.
TL;DR: The higher prevalence of overweight among rural children, despite modestly higher physical activity levels, calls for further research into effective intervention programs specifically tailored for rural children.