title: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of constipation in adults. Part 2: Diagnosis and treatment.
abstract: Constipation is a very common disorder that adversely affects well-being and quality of life. Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines are an essential element for proper patient management and safe, effective treatment. The aim of these guidelines is to provide health care professionals who care for patients with chronic constipation with a tool that allows them to make the best decisions about the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of constipation. The methodology used to draw up these guidelines is described in the Part 1. In this article we will discuss the recommendations for the diagnostic and therapeutic management of constipation.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, España. Electronic address: jserrap.germanstrias@gencat.cat.
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Serra
authors.affiliation: CAP Florida Sud, Institut Català de la Salut, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, España; Departament de Ciències Clíniques, Campus Bellvitge, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Juanjo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mascort-Roca
authors.affiliation: Unitat de Suport a la Recerca - IDIAP Jordi Gol. Direcció d'Atenció Primària Costa de Ponent, Institut Català de la Salut, Comité Científico de semFYC, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Mercè
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marzo-Castillejo
authors.affiliation: Neuro-Enteric Translational Science (NETS) group coordinator. IMIM - Parc de Salut Mar. PRBB, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Silvia Delgado
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Aros
authors.affiliation: Subdirección General de Calidad Asistencial, Consejería de Sanidad, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ferrándiz Santos
authors.affiliation: Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rey Diaz Rubio
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Trastornos Funcionales y Motores Digestivos, Servicio de Aparato Digestivo, Centro Médico Teknon, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Fermín
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mearin Manrique
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003248:Constipation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D003663:Decision Trees; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
keywords: Chronic disease; Clinical practice guidelines; Constipation; Enfermedad crónica; Estreñimiento; Guía de práctica clínica