When constipation hits, your first instinct may be to curl up in the fetal position and clutch your stomach. However, getting off the couch and moving your body is much more beneficial. In fact, ...

Periodically, we see reports that scientists are closer to developing a pill that would mimic the benefits of exercise. The truth is that no medication or supplement even comes close to exercise for ...

Objectives Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a complex, progressive neurological disorder with motor and non-motor symptoms. Among the non-motor symptoms, constipation severely affects the patients’ quality ...

I recently presented a clinical scenario about a patient of mine named Brenda, in Constipation and Cramping: A Slam-Dunk Diagnosis? This 35-year-old woman came to me with symptoms that had been going ...

While I fully expect to be at the “butt end” of many comments for this column, I feel compelled to address this topic at the request of several patients. It seems that many geriatric physical ...