Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Edward V. Loftus Jr. Though I see some interesting mirrors between pediatric and adult gastroenterology in the ...

Constipation in children can be caused by a range of problems including the use of certain medications, poor health or a lack of proper nutrition. A teenager who freezes when confronted with using the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA has approved Linzess, the first therapy for pediatric functional constipation in patients aged 6 to 17 ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IRWD), a leading global gastrointestinal healthcare company, will present findings during the 2023 North American Society for Pediatric ...

Credit: Getty Images. The application was supported by data from a phase 3 trial that included 330 patients 6 to 17 years of age with functional constipation. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

The FDA just approved a new medication called Linzess (linaclotide) for kids aged 7 and older who have irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C). This is a big deal because until now, there ...

I received a question from one of our twitter followers about her daughter who was recently found to be constipated. She wanted some information on treating constipation. Do you know how common ...

A newly approved option for pediatric patients with functional constipation significantly increased the frequency of bowel movements and improved other burdensome symptoms as well, according to a ...

Rates of unnecessary abdominal X-rays decreased from 62% to 24% in children seen in the emergency department (ED) for constipation after implementation of a quality improvement intervention. The study ...

The phase 3 trial included patients 6 to 17 years of age who fulfilled modified Rome III Criteria for child/adolescent functional constipation. Treatment with linaclotide improved the frequency of ...

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