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Constipation
UK sources of information and / or support
The leaflets section of Patient UK
Includes leaflets called Constipation in Adults and Constipation in Children
Constipation
Factsheet from Core - (the working name of the Digestive Disorders Foundation).
Constipation in Childhood
Factsheet from Core - (the working name of the Digestive Disorders Foundation).
Childhood Constipation
An information resource for parents,carers, health professionals and children.
Medicine Guide for Constipation
Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project. Includes detailed information about medicines used to treat constipation.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
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Related pages in Patient UK
Information leaflets related to this topic (^ top of page)
Constipation in Adults Constipation in ChildrenMedical reference articles in PatientPlus related to this topic (^ top of page)
Constipation Laxatives and the Management of ConstipationUK guidelines related to this topic (^ top of page)
Guidelines on ConstipationOther - Useful resources (^ top of page)
Pictures, diagrams, photos, images, etc.Evidence based medicine
Online textbooks and journals
A-Z of UK Guidelines
A-Z of Online Videos
Medline
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