The Latest Breaking News from Constipation

'Doctors thought my young son was just constipated - but he actually had cancer'

Mum Victoria Stainton, 45, says her son was prescribed laxatives for constipation before scans later showed his lungs had filled with fluid from a fast-growing cancer

Daily Mirror · May 24, 2023

Boy rushed to hospital after feeling constipated diagnosed with cancer

A GP prescribed little Harrison a laxative, but his mum Victoria said: ‘Even to my untrained eye, I could see something was seriously wrong with my son’

The Independent UK · May 24, 2023

Pregnant mum's devastation after £39 test reveals heartbreaking diagnosis

Emma Campbell was initially told she had constipation

Manchester Evening News · May 1, 2023

Experts explain how to deal with constipation after birth as Molly-Mae Hague shares her experience

Struggling to go to the toilet is a common experience among new mums, but rarely discussed

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2023

What are the real signs of a healthy gut? A user’s guide

It’s a huge organ that gives us the energy to live, grow and repair. But how does it work – and how do you keep it healthy? Our science editor unravels its astonishing job

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2023

Constipation, bloating and diarrhoea join list of Long Covid complaints, say scientists

Research based on medical records of millions of people who contracted coronavirus during the pandemic

Wales Online · Mar 10, 2023

'I thought my stomach pains were just constipation... then I gave birth to my baby girl in bed'

Emily even rode on Florida's fastest roller coaster three times - being launched to 70mph within 2.4 seconds while unaware she was six months pregnant

Manchester Evening News · Mar 8, 2023

Boy, 2, who 'just needed potty training' given deadly diagnosis

Sheena Harrad said her son's symptoms were misdiagnosed as constipation

Liverpool Echo · Feb 21, 2023

Mum told 'sassy' son needed potty training - and that cancer was just constipation

A scan revealed that Adam had a tumour in his stomach and one wrapped around his spine

Manchester Evening News · Feb 21, 2023

Mum was told boy's cancer was just constipation - and he needed potty training

Adam had a 15cm cancerous tumour in his stomach and another wrapped around his spine

Wales Online · Feb 21, 2023