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Constipation in Polio Survivors

From my standpoint as a specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the connection between constipation and post-polio syndrome is academic. i.e., it is an interesting discussion and may be important, but I am not sure it changes treatment. William M. DeMayo, MD

Here are some practical thoughts.

I would address the issue the same as a partial neurogenic bowel, i.e., in a stepwise fashion. It's hard to give a cookbook one size fits all answer, but some points would include the following:

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