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We thank Dr Bassotti for his in-depth assessment of our article “Perceptions, definitions, and therapeutic interventions for occasional constipation: a Rome Working Group consensus document”,1 and we agree with his assessment of some of its limitations. Although occasional constipation is not a new concept, it cannot be ignored that until recently,1,2 consen sus definitions for occasional constipation (OC) did not exist. Consequently, as he states and we clearly define in the article, most of the therapeutic evidence has been extrapolated from early results of chronic constipation trials.
Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: research