Temporal Trends and Demographic Disparities in Constipation-Associated Mortality in the United States, 1999–2025 Running title: Constipation-Associated Mortality in the United States

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background Constipation is among the most common gastrointestinal disorders and is generally managed as a benign condition in ambulatory settings. However, refractory disease in vulnerable populations can initiate a severe pathophysiologic cascade— fecal impaction, stercoral colitis, colonic perforation, and sepsis with case-fatality as high as 22% once stercoral colitis develops. Desp...

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• Autonomic Nervous System
• Cost of Illness
• Dysbiosis
• Global Health
• Health Care Costs
• Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Permeability

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e24ae3bd-d6cb-5901-84e1-bca48104c199

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10.21203/rs.3.rs-10241092/v1