{"id":5531,"date":"2023-06-21T11:17:30","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T16:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/?page_id=5531"},"modified":"2023-06-21T17:18:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T22:18:37","slug":"efficacy-and-safety-of-over-the-counter-therapies-for-chronic-constipation-an-updated-systematic-review","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/efficacy-and-safety-of-over-the-counter-therapies-for-chronic-constipation-an-updated-systematic-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Efficacy and Safety of Over-the-Counter Therapies for Chronic Constipation: An Updated Systematic Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Overview:<\/h3>\n<p>During this presentation, Lauren Bishop, MD and Fehima Dawy, MD will examine the treatment of constipation with over-the-counter agents. Through a systematic review of over-the-counter constipation treatment options, they will discuss which agents should be recommended based on evidence. They will demonstrate that the most efficacious agents are polyethylene glycol or senna as first-line laxatives, along with other supplementary treatments.<\/p>\n<h3>Objectives:<\/h3>\n<p>1) Define constipation, the ROME criteria and its prevalence and impact.<br \/>\n2) Review the different classes and types of over the counter constipation treatment options.<br \/>\n3) Highlight the over the counter treatment options that have been shown to be the most efficacious in the evidence.<br \/>\n4) Provide knowledge on less effective treatment options.<br \/>\n5) Suggest practice recommendations for over the counter options that are evidence backed to improve constipation in patients.<\/p>\n<h3>Presenters:<\/h3>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4024\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2021\/10\/Fuller-550x550.jpg\" alt=\"Fuller\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Lauren Bishop, MD<\/strong><br \/>\nPGY3 Resident<br \/>\nDepartment of Family &amp;<br \/>\nCommunity Medicine UT<br \/>\nHealth San Antonio<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4022\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2021\/10\/Dawy-550x550.jpg\" alt=\"Dawy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Fehima Dawy, MD<\/strong><br \/>\nPGY3 Resident<br \/>\nDepartment of Family &amp;<br \/>\nCommunity Medicine<br \/>\nUT Health San Antonio<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Financial Disclosures:<\/h3>\n<p>Lauren Bishop MD, Fehima Dawy, MD and their faculty mentor Christine Camacho, MD have no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.<\/p>\n<p>The Family &amp; Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee members (Maria Del Pilar Monta\u00f1ez Villacampa, MD, Stacy Ogbeide, PsyD, Yun Shi, MD, Mark Nadeau, MD, Marcy Wiemers, MD, Christine Song, DO, Nehman Andry, MD, Gabriela Gibson-Lopez, PsyD, Margaret Finley, MD, Richel Avery, MD, Lauren Fuller, MD, Jeff Svec, MD, Oralia Bazaldua, PharmD and Nichole Rubio) have no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.<\/p>\n<p>The Family &amp; Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee member Carlos Roberto Ja\u00e9n, MD has disclosed he receives royalties from General Practice and Family Medicine for being UpToDate Editor-in-Chief.<\/p>\n<h3>Credits:<\/h3>\n<p><em>AMA PRA Category 1 Credits\u2122<\/em> (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.00 hours)<\/p>\n<h3>Target Audience:<\/h3>\n<p>Specialties \u2013 Primary Care; Family Medicine<br \/>\nFaculty, residents, other health care providers and staff from our department; physicians and health care providers from San Antonio and South Texas; and medical students in our third-year clerkship and fourth year rotations.<\/p>\n<h3>Accreditation:<\/h3>\n<p>The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.<\/p>\n<h3>Credit Designation:<\/h3>\n<p>The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of\u00a0<em>1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits\u2122<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.<\/p>\n<p>Nurses and other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Attendance. For information on applicability and acceptance, please consult your professional licensing board.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;] \n        <a class=\"panel no-equilizer panel-mobile text-center colorized colorized-institutional\" href=\"https:\/\/cmetracker.net\/UTHSCSA\/Publisher?page=pubOpen#\/EventID\/10092973\" title=\"\" target=\"\">\n            <span class=\"circle close2x mid-icon\"><span><i class=\"icon-checkbox-checked\"><\/i><\/span><\/span><br>\n            <h3 >View Recording (CME Credit)<\/h3>\n            <p><\/p>\n        <\/a> \n        <a class=\"panel no-equilizer panel-mobile text-center colorized colorized-academics\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/gEE2jaJ-ZP0\" title=\"\" target=\"\">\n            <span class=\"circle close2x mid-icon\"><span><i class=\"icon-uth-shield\"><\/i><\/span><\/span><br>\n            <h3 >View Recording (no CME Credit)<\/h3>\n            <p><\/p>\n        <\/a>[vc_column_text]For activity related questions, please contact:<br \/>\nName: Nichole Rubio- FCM Grand Rounds Coordinator<br \/>\nEmail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:rubion@uthscsa.edu\">rubion@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For CME general questions, please contact<br \/>\nPh: (210) 567-4445<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:cme@uthscsa.edu\">cme@uthscsa.edu<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text] Overview: During this presentation, Lauren Bishop, MD and Fehima Dawy, MD will examine the treatment of constipation with over-the-counter agents. 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