Lubiprostone has been on pharmacy shelves for nearly two decades, prescribed to help people with stubborn constipation.

A medication used to treat constipation, lubiprostone, may protect the kidneys and slow down damage caused by gut bacteria.

A common constipation drug may have unexpectedly unlocked a new way to slow chronic kidney disease — a condition that affects ...

Two studies take different approaches to improving constipation, one examining the influence of TikTok and the other ...

Chronic constipation affects up to 20% of adults in the United States, and it can both cause discomfort and affect quality of life. Researchers with King’s College London in the United Kingdom wanted ...

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People who struggle with chronic constipation have a new drug-free option to help get things moving again.It's a first-of-its-kind capsule about the size of a regular pill — but instead of releasing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As a mom who's dealt with my fair share of household tummy troubles ( ever heard of CSID?), I was intrigued by the two-ingredient ...

The procedure might be trendy, but it comes with risks and doesn't address the root causes of digestive problems.

Constipation during pregnancy is common, but that does not mean it should be ignored. Hormonal changes, iron supplements, ...