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991 - 4 Causes of Constipation & Most Ef...

Dr. Michael Ruscio, DC
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Exciting new quick relief & long-term solutions for constipation! Learn the latest research on constipation healing in 2025. Listen now! 

 

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Pelvic Health & Rehab Center:https://pelvicpainrehab.com/

 

Dyssynergic Defecation Anorectal Biofeedback Resources:

International Foundation for GI Disorders (IFFGD): https://iffgd.org/

Registry of GI Motility Clinics: https://motilitysociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/current_registry.pdf

 

Leave your questions in the comments!

 

Timestamps

00:00 Important considerations

03:23 What is constipation

04:05 Quick relief remedies

06:43 Root causes

17:15 Healing SIBO

35:19 Gut-brain & vagus nerve treatments

44:04 Structural solutions

52:10 Stool testing

55:19 Meds that cause constipation

55:32 Red flags

 

Featured Studies

📉Stool Consistency: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/1/29

📉Senna: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31643257/

📉Coffee, tea, IBS: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36882107/

📉Coffee &  health: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29167102/

📉Coffee, Caffeine, & Health: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28826374/

📉Coffee & Brain-Gut: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33383958/

📉Vitamin B6 & constipation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39582668/

📉Bile acid in IBS-C: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18788050/

📉Diets & constipation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37905980/

📉Exercise &  constipation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30843436/

📉Constipation: Nutritional Approach?: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34684388/

📉Fiber & Constipation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35816465/

📉Methanogen Overgrowth:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39147218/

📉Methane, fatty acids, Low-FODMAP, IBS:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33504454/

📉Diet &  IBS: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28849091/

📉Elemental Diet: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1542356525002411

📉Probiotics & Constipation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38344541/

📉Probiotics, constipation in elderly: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35927504/

📉Constipation & probiotics: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38238054/

📉Bacillus coagulans & constipation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34119240/

📉Bacillus coagulans Unique IS2: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30911991/

📉Sacc. cerevisiae I-3856 in IBS: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35979259/

📉Improves SIBO & Facial Redness: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39339748/

📉SIBO & methanogens: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25071757/

📉Rifaximin & neomycin: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19996983/

📉Herbals & rifaximin: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24891990/

📉ANS Activity & HRV: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32038145/

📉Vagus Nerve in IBS-C: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39689011/

📉Vagal nerve, ab pain & constipation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34138761/

📉Ab massage & constipation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37496907/

📉Dyssynergic Defecation & Constipation: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8126009/

📉Manometry for dyssynergic defecation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33772969/

📉Anorectal Disorders: https://www.gutnliver.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.5009/gnl17172

📉Treat Dyssynergic Defecation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27270989/

📉Dyssynergic Defecation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36919830/

📉 Intestinal Parasites Risk: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29410653/

📉Cryptosporidium hominis: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10193336/

📉IBS, Blastocystis, & infection: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18937874/

📉Drugs in constipation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31474542/

📉Ginger & MS: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37891539/

 

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DISCLAIMER: This information is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider before starting any new treatment or discontinuing an existing treatment.

 

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*Full transcript available on YouTube.

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