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What Is Crohn’s Constipation? You likely have constipation if it's hard for you to poop and you're having fewer bowel movements than you normally do. The same is true whether or not you have Crohn’s ...

I usually open this newsletter with a personal story — but this week’s topic is constipation, so I’ll spare you. A lot of us fret about our regularity. But constipation is defined as fewer than three ...

The FDA has approved linaclotide (Linzess) for children aged 7 years or older with irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C), making it the first approved treatment for pediatric IBS-C. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA expanded linaclotide approval for IBS-C to include children aged 7 years and older. Linaclotide is now ...