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Both decreased and increased sleep correlated with constipation among U.S. adults in a nationwide survey, with too little sleep persistently increasing risk by 30% after adjusting for other factors, according to data from Digestive Disease Week.

There are approximately 35 million adults with chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) in the United States. According to a national survey, titled Current Insights about Constipation, the lives of individuals diagnosed with CIC are negatively impacted by the condition.

Patients who develop new-onset digestive symptoms, like diarrhea, after a possible exposure to COVID-19 should be suspected for the illness, according to research published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

The FDA issued a safety alert for the use of fecal microbiota transplantation and the possible risk for transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Digestive symptoms were common in patients with COVID-19, according to the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Patients with these symptoms had a longer time from onset to admission and their prognosis was worse compared with patients without symptoms.

Transabdominal interferential electrical stimulation effectively reduced constipation in adult women, reduced symptom severity, increased spontaneous defecation and decreased laxative use, according to a study published in Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics.

Many patients with chronic constipation or constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome are dissatisfied with their current medications, according to study results.

The FDA issued a new safety communication announcing a strengthened warning about the risks of untreated constipation among patients who receive clozapine.

AUSTIN, Texas — Patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis experienced improvements in bowel movement urgency after receiving mirikizumab, according to research presented at the Crohn’s and Colitis Congress.

As we enter the 6th year of Healio Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, it is worth looking back at what made us stand out in 2019: the Peer Tested content from online and print as it fared throughout the year.