Expert round-table Constipation: diagnosis, treatment, risks

Abstract

According to epidemiological data, nearly a quarter of the adult population in developed countries suffers from constipation. Due to a significant decrease in quality of life, it represents a serious medical and social problem. Constipation occurs more frequently in the elderly, but both children and adults face this problem. This disease is often caused by the features of modern life: hypodynamia, diet violations, a fiber- and water-depleted diet, frequent stress, etc. Unfortunately, despite the high prevalence of the disease, patients do not seek immediate medical advice. We will discuss this urgent problem and look for new efficient solutions of it with the leading experts: Gastroenterologist Yuri A. Kucheryavy, Cand. of Sci. (Med.), Associate Professor of Department of Propedeutics of Internal Diseases and Gastroenterology, A.I.Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Chief Gastroenterologist of Central Healthcare Directorate – Branch of Joint Stock Company “Russian Railways”; Endoscopist Ekaterina V. Ivanova, Dr. of Sci. (Med.), Chief Researcher, Research Laboratory of Surgical Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Head of Endoscopy Department of Petrovskie Vorota Medical Center, and Coloproctologist Daniil R. Markaryan, Cand. of Sci. (Med.), Senior Researcher, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University Clinic.