Intestinal Functional among Adolescents in Brazil
| Autor: | Lopes Del Ciampo, Del Ciampo La |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Veterinary medicine
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Constipation Bowel habit business.industry Psychological intervention Primary health care Omics Rome iii ADOLESCENTES 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Medicine Defecation 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology 030212 general & internal medicine medicine.symptom business Feces |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Institucional da USP (Biblioteca Digital da Produção Intelectual) Universidade de São Paulo (USP) instacron:USP |
| ISSN: | 2161-0711 |
| DOI: | 10.4172/2161-0711.1000501 |
| Popis: | This paper aimed at determining the characteristics of bowel movements among adolescents. A cross-sectional study with all teenagers attended in a Primary Health Care Unit included 215 adolescents. According to the Rome III criteria 11.6% of the adolescents (52% males; 48% females) were considered constipated and 16.2% presented some alterations of intestinal function. Twenty-two (10.2%) reported elimination of dry/fragmented feces and 6.0% increased stool volume. Regarding the perception of bowel movements 39.5% reported a delay in starting evacuation. This result reinforces the importance of to identify the changes in bowel habits to promote interventions for the prevention of intestinal constipation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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