Laxatives: A Practical Guide

by Francesco Capasso and Timothy S. Gaginella

Constipation is a common disorder that is often defined differently by patients and physicians. Clinically, constipation occurs when bowel move- ments are difficult or painful. The "normality" of bowel movements, in terms of frequency, varies among individuals; frequency that is thought by one person to be constipation may be reported by another to be usual and thus normal. Often the perceived "need" to have a bowel movement leads to self-treatment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3540750371
• ISBN13: 9783540750376
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 85 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"