title: Update on the management of adults with chronic idiopathic constipation.
authors.affiliation: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Division of Gastroenterology, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD USA.
authors.forename: Brooks D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Cash
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Seymour M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Sabesin
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vitat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000527:Alprostadil / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003248:Constipation / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005772:Gastrointestinal Transit; D006801:Humans; D007211:Indoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D054368:Laxatives / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008019:Life Style; D000068238:Lubiprostone; D008297:Male; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D004043:Dietary Fiber; D007211:Indoles; D054368:Laxatives; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; C105050:tegaserod; D000068238:Lubiprostone; D000527:Alprostadil