Bowel problems including constipation: Research papers
- Bladder, bowel, and sexual dysfunction in Parkinson's disease
Bladder dysfunction (urinary urgency/frequency), bowel dysfunction (constipation), and sexual dysfunction (erectile dysfunction) (also called pelvic organ dysfunctions) are common nonmotor disorders in Parkinson's disease (PD). In contrast to motor disorders, pelvic organ autonomic dysfunctions are often nonresponsive to levodopa treatment.
12 September 2011
- Prevalence of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in Parkinson's disease
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth is highly prevalent in PD. Gastrointestinal motility abnormalities might explain this association.
15 April 2011
- Correlates of constipation in people with Parkinson's disease
To investigate clinical, demographic and dietary factors associated with constipation in a sample of community dwelling people with Parkinson's disease, recruited through a specialist outpatient clinic. Partners/carers provided a convenience control group.
01 February 2011
- Gastrointestinal dysfunction in Parkinson's disease
In recent years, an increasingly detailed picture of gastrointestinal dysfunction in the setting of Parkinson's disease has emerged.
01 January 2011
- Dysautonomia rating scales in Parkinson's disease: Sialorrhea, dysphagia, and constipationCritique and recommendations
The Movement Disorders Society commissioned a task force to assess available clinical rating scales, critique their clinimetric properties, and make recommendations regarding their clinical utility. Six clinical researchers and a biostatistician systematically searched the literature for scales of sialorrhea, dysphagia, and constipation, evaluated the scales' previous use, performance parameters, and quality of validation data (if available).
15 April 2009
- Bladder and bowel dysfunction in Parkinson's disease
Bladder dysfunction (urinary urgency/frequency) and bowel dysfunction (constipation) are common non-motor disorders in Parkinson's disease (PD). In contrast to motor disorder, the pelvic autonomic dysfunction is often non-responsive to levodopa treatment.
08 March 2008
