Learn how IBS-C is diagnosed using symptoms and the Rome Criteria, what might trigger the condition in the first place, and how it's different than occasional or functional constipation.

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Promising findings by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions could lead to the development of a non-invasive stool test and a new therapy for endometriosis, a painful ...

Constipation is difficulty emptying your bowels. Fecal impaction is the buildup of hardened stool in your bowel that you can’t pass. Fecal impaction is a potential complication of chronic constipation ...