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Abbreviations
bid, twice a day; BSFS, Bristol Stool Form Scale; CBC, complete blood count; CC,
chronic constipation; DD, dyssynergic defecation; FAB, functional abdominal bloating ;
FAD, functional abdominal distention; FBD, functional bowel disorder; FC, functional
constipation; FDr, functional diarrhea; GI, gastrointestinal; IBD, inflammatory
bowel disease; IBS, irritable bowel syndrome; IBS-C, irritable bowel syndrome with
constipation; IBS-D, irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea; IBS-M, irritable bowel
syndrome with constipation and diarrhea; IBS-U, irritable bowel syndrome unclassified;
MOM, milk of magnesia; MR, magnetic resonance; NTC, normal transit constipation;
OIC, opioid-induced constipation; PEG, polyethylene glycol; PO, by mouth; PRN, as
needed; qd, daily; qhs, at bedtime; SC, subcutaneous; STC, slow transit constipation; tid,
three times a day
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