Constipation in Adults – Diagnosis and Management

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Overview

This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and includes the following elements. 

  • Background
    • Definition, prevalence, risk factors, secondary causes, complications, and prognosis.
  • Diagnosis
    • When to suspect a diagnosis of constipation and how to assess the severity.
  • Management
    • Management in primary care of short-term and chronic constipation, faecal loading and/or impaction, and how to treat constipation in pregnancy and breastfeeding women
  • An optional quiz to assess your learning from the course
  • An audit suggestion
  • A list of useful links and resources for further reading

Goals

During this course you will learn:

  • How to assess a person presenting with constipation.
  • The different treatment options available.
  • Lifestyle measures to suggest to a patient.
  • When to refer someone to a gastroenterologist or colorectal surgeon.


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Topics covered

Digestive Gastroenterology Urinary/Excretory

Date created

06/04/2022

Last revision

10/12/2024

Next revision

06/04/2027

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