title: Treatment for constipation: new and old pharmacological strategies.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Constipation is a very common entity. Despite the high prevalence, treatment of constipation remains problematic.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Review the current literature on new and existing constipation treatment modalities.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA.
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Lacy
authors.forename: Z H
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mearin
mesh_terms: D003248:Constipation / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans