[NIFL-HEALTH:4288] RE: Constipation help

From: Hodorowski, Julie K./Sloan-Kettering Institute (hodorowj@MSKCC.ORG)
Date: Thu Dec 11 2003 - 10:03:34 EST


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Dear Martha,

A number of resources for your review.

Constipation (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/constipation/

New York Online Access to Health (NOAH)
http://www.noah-health.org/english/illness/gastro/gastro.html#Constipation

MEDLINEplus Medical Dictionary
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html

Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary 
http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspzQzpgzEz/ppdocs/us/common/dorlands/dorland/dmd_a-b_00zPzhtm

ADAM Med. Encyclopedia (MEDLINEplus)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encyclopedia.html

Examples of GI Motility Disorders (International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders)
http://www.iffgd.org/GIDisorders/GIAdults.html#GIMot

Sincerely,
Julie Keany Hodorowski RN, MA
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Cancer Information Service of New York
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
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-----Original Message-----
From: nifl-health@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-health@nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Martha Burton Santibáñez
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 9:37 AM
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Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:4287] Constipation help


Hi all -

I'm having a difficult time finding a more accessible definition for "constipation".  Everything I find still uses terms/euphemisms like "bowel movement", "feces" and "stools".  What ever happened to "can't poop/hard to poop"?

Any ideas/suggestions?

Martha



 
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