Abstract
Constipation is slow, difficult, or systematically insufficient bowel movement (bowel voiding). The World Health Organization in the “International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. ICD-10” classifies constipation as a disease (code K59.0). Meanwhile, gastroenterology organizations such as the World Gastroenterology Organization and the American Gastroenterological Association take a different position, emphasizing that constipation is not a disease, but a symptom. Leading Russian gastroenterologists share the same position.
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