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2. Megacolon - Wikipedia

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   Megacolon is an abnormal dilation of the colon (also called the large intestine). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This leads to hypertrophy of the colon. [ 2 ] The dilation is often accompanied by a paralysis of the peristaltic movements of the bowel.

3. Hirschsprung's disease - Wikipedia

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   Hirschsprung's disease (HD or HSCR) is a birth defect in which nerves are missing from parts of the intestine. [1] [3] The most prominent symptom is constipation. [1]Other symptoms may include vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea and slow growth. [1]

4. Macrogol - Wikipedia

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   Macrogol 4000, pharmaceutical quality. Macrogol 3350, often in combination with electrolytes, is used for short-term relief of constipation as well as for long-term use in constipation of various causes, including in multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease patients (an often-overlooked non-motor symptom) as well as constipation caused by pharmaceutical drugs such as opioids and ...

5. Are laxatives for weight loss safe? - AOL

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   Laxatives are designed for constipation, not weight loss, and can lead to serious side effects and dangerous complications when used incorrectly. When you lose weight on laxatives, it's from water ...

6. Cisapride - Wikipedia

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   Cisapride is still available in the United States and Canada for use in animals, and is commonly prescribed by veterinarians to treat megacolon in cats. Cisapride is also commonly used to treat GI stasis in rabbits, sometimes in conjunction with metoclopramide (Reglan).

7. Fecal impaction - Wikipedia

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   It may occur in chronic obstruction of stool transit, as in megacolon [10] and chronic constipation. Some diseases, such as Chagas disease, Hirschsprung's disease and others damage the autonomic nervous system in the colon's mucosa (Auerbach's plexus) and may cause extremely large or "giant" fecalomas, which must be surgically removed ...