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Constipation - Diagnosis

Tests performed depend on the duration and severity of the patient’s symptoms. Patients above the age of 50 should undergo an evaluation of the colon, e.g. colonoscopy, to exclude colorectal cancer. 

In patients where the routine tests are normal but remain symptomatic, the following tests will be offered to assess the anal muscle tone, time for stools to empty and the completeness of stool emptying:
  • Anorectal manometry
  • Colonic transit marker study
  • Defaecating proctogram


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Lim Chin Hong Clin Assoc Prof

Clin Assoc Prof Lim Chin Hong

Senior Consultant

BMedSc (Ireland), MB BCh BAO (Ireland), MRCS (Ireland), M Med (Surg), FRCS (Edin)

Clinical Interests: Gastrointestinal, Laparoscopic & General Surgery, Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery

Lee Zhen Jin Dr

Dr Lee Zhen Jin

Consultant

​MBBS (S’pore ), MRCS (Edin), M.Med (Surg), FRCS (Edin)

Clinical Interests: Upper Gastrointestinal & Bariatric Surgery

Tiffany   Lye Jian Ying  Dr

Dr Tiffany Lye Jian Ying

Consultant

​MBBS (S’pore ), MRCS (Edin), M.Med (Surg), FRCS (Edin)

Clinical Interests: Upper Gastrointestinal & Bariatric Surgery

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