ST. LOUIS — Sixteen percent of the world's population struggles with constipation, and a new study shows it could also affect brain health. The finding was released at the Alzheimer's Association ...

One sign that cognitive decline is getting worse: chronic constipation. According to a new study, having just one bowel movement every three days or more — instead of daily — is the equivalent ...

Chronic constipation may not only be an indicator of gut health, but a potential warning sign of thinking declines, a preliminary study suggests. Researchers found that among more than 110,000 ...

In a recent press release by the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC), researchers report the worsening of cognition among chronically constipated individuals. Alzheimer’s disease ...

Constipation is a problem with passing stool. How often you poop is different for each person. Some people poop several times a day and others poop only a few times a week. Passing fewer than three ...

In most patients with chronic constipation, the cause is usually multifactorial. For proper assessment, it is useful to sort the major causes into categories ( Table 2). Drugs with anticholinergic ...