<unk>  is the most<unk> ommon<unk> hronic gastrointestinal disorder in adults. Depending on the definition employed, it occurs in 2% to 20% of the population. It is more<unk> ommon in women, the elderly and<unk> hildren. Specifically<unk>  with no known<unk> ause affects females more often affected than males. The reasons it occurs more frequently in the elderly is felt to be due to an increasing number of health problems as humans age and decreased physical activity. * 12% of the population worldwide reports having<unk> . *Chronic<unk>  accounts for 3% of all visits annually to pediatric outpatient<unk> linics.<unk> -related health<unk> are<unk> osts total $6.9 billion in the US annually. *More than four million Americans have frequent<unk> , accounting for 2.5 million physician visits a year. *Around $725 million is spent on laxative products each year in America.
Constipation
Steatorrhea
Pseudodiarrhea
Drooling
Dysuria
Galactorrhea
Nocturia
Dysphagia