Richmond University Medical Center

Temporal trends and demographic disparities in constipation-associated mortality in the United States, 1999–2024

Constipation is common and managed as benign; however, refractory disease can progress through fecal impaction to stercoral colitis, perforation, and sepsis. The national mortality trends are unmapped. Serial cross-sectional CDC WONDER multiple-cause analysis, US adults ≥ 25 year...