Some Risk Factors of Chronic Functional Constipation Identified in a Pediatric Population Sample from Romania.

We conducted an observational study over a 1-year period, including 234 children aged 4-18 years and their caregivers and a matching control group. 60.73% of the children from the study group were males.

Chronic Functional Constipation and Encopresis in Children in Relationship with the Psychosocial Environment.

Functional constipation is an issue for both the patient and his/her family, affecting the patient's psychoemotional balance, social relations, and their harmonious integration in the school environment. We aimed to highlight the connection between chronic constipation and encopresis and the patient's psychosocial and family-related situation. .