One of the most common health problems in children is constipation. However, before you give them any medications, try these home remedies to relieve constipation in kids naturally. If you are ...

As people and as parents, we pay considerable attention to what goes into and comes out of our bodies and the bodies of our children. When there is too little, infrequent or painful passage of stool, ...

The use of physiotherapy to retrain the pelvic floor musculature reduces functional constipation in children above and beyond standard medical treatment, according to results from a multicenter ...

If your child is struggling with constipation, the battle can feel endless. Trying to convince a wiggly child to sit on the toilet for any length of time is a challenge on a good day, let alone if the ...

When a phase two clinical trial from Japan suggested that a common constipation medicine might slow the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD), paediatric nephrologist Dr Kanav Anand of Sir Ganga ...

Mar. 23 -- (HealthDay News) -- Children are considered constipated if they have fewer than three bowel movements a week, or their stools are large, hard, and difficult to pass. Here are suggestions ...

Chronic constipation, if neglected, can cause serious complications like piles, fissures, and impaction.

Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan have found two gut bacteria working together that contribute to chronic constipation. The duo, Akkermansia muciniphila and Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron , ...

MiraLAX (polyethylene glycol 3350) is an over-the-counter drug that’s taken to treat constipation. The drug comes as a powder that you usually take once per day. MiraLAX is used in people ages 17 ...