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Primary etiologies of chronic constipation

Primary etiologies of chronic constipation
Chronic idiopathic constipation
  • Defecatory dysfunction*
  • Slow transit constipation
  • Normal transit constipation
Irritable bowel syndrome with predominant constipation
This table lists the primary etiologies of chronic constipation.
* Defecatory dysfunction refers to impaired rectal evacuation, usually due to discoordination of muscles in the pelvic floor (ie, dyssynergic dysfunction); however, it can also include structural obstruction to defecation (eg, rectocele).
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