Addressing and Managing Constipation in Clinical Practice

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP Guest: Anthony J. Lembo, MD Constipation is one of the most common problems encountered in general practice, and yet is all too often overlooked by physicians when patients are uncomfortable to mention it. How can clinicians best address this issue with reluctant patients, and what are the emerging therapies for chronic sufferers? Host Dr. Brian McDonough is joined by Dr. Anthony Lembo, Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Director of the GI Motility Laboratory at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, to highlight updates in the management of constipation.