title: Constipation in children.
abstract: Essential facts Up to 30 per cent of children and young people suffer from constipation, which can have a significant emotional impact on them and their families. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) says many children and young people experience social, psychological and educational consequences. Constipation is called idiopathic if it cannot be explained by anatomical or physiological abnormalities.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003248:Constipation / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy; D006077:Government Agencies; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D006113:United Kingdom