Expert consensus on intergrated Chinese and western diagnosis and treatment of functional constipation in children
Gastroenterology Group,the Society of Pediatrics,Chinese Medical Association
Children's Health Collaborative Innovation Platform of China Association of Chinese Medicine
Editorial Committee of Chinese Journal of Practical Pediatrics
WANG Li-ning
XU Hua
WANG Xue-feng
ZHANG Xiu-ying
ZHANG Bao-qing
QIN Yan-hong
JIANG Zhi-yan
YU Jian-er
XIONG Lei
FENG Xiao-chun
WU Yang-yi
WU Jie
Abstract：Constipation is one of the most common digestive symptoms in childhood.It seriously affects the quality of life and even the physical and mental development of children in China,and children with constipation often seek medical treatment repeatedly,which increases the burden on families and medical care.Functional constipation(FC)is the most common form of constipation in children.To standardize the clinical diagnosis,treatment,and long-term management of FC in children with integrated Chinese and Western medicine,the Expert Committee of the Collaborative Innovation Platform for Children's Health of the Chinese Society of Traditional Chinese Medicine(CSTCM)initiated and organized some Chinese and Western medicine experts in this field to jointly formulate this expert consensus.The Consensus systematically comprehends FC from the aspects of epidemiology,etiology,diagnostic criteria,clinical evaluation,and clinical management,and especially gives the combination points of Chinese and Western medicine for different stages of FC,to provide rationalized suggestions and references for the diagnosis and treatment of FC in children and promote the development of the research on the combination of Chinese and Western medicine in FC.
Keywords：childfunctional constipationintegration of traditional Chinese and western medicinediagnosistreatment
Publication Date：2024-12-06
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：7( 887-893 )