From: Frequency patterns of core constipation symptoms among the Asian adults: a systematic review
Symptom | Rank 1st | Rank 2nd | Rank 3rd | Rank 4th | Rank 5th | Rank 6th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Straining | 82.3% [68] | 77.1% [40] | 41.9% [69] | Â | Â | Â |
79.0% [36] | Â | 88.0% [42] | Â | Â | Â | |
82.2% [70] | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
81.0% [71] | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
49.0% [40] | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
81.6% [42] | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Sensation incomplete evacuation | 74.2% [69] | 68% [42] | 72.8% [68] | 54.0% [36] | Â | Â |
 |  | 73.8% [70] | 80.0% [42] |  |  | |
 |  | 54.2% [71] |  |  |  | |
 |  | 44.3% [40] |  |  |  | |
 |  | 70.9% [40] |  |  |  | |
Lumpy/hard stool | 81.7% [40] | 74.4% [68] | Â | 61.9% [42] | 33.2% [69] | Â |
100.0% [42] | 71.0% [36] | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
 | 74.8% [70] |  |  |  |  | |
 | 71.5% [71] |  |  |  |  | |
 | 45.5% [40] |  |  |  |  | |
Sensation of anorectal blockage | Â | 53.9% [69] | Â | 38.8% [71] | 40.4% [68] | 30.0% [42] |
 |  |  | 31.2% [40] | 40.4% [70] |  | |
 |  |  | 56.0% [40] | 10.9% [42] |  | |
Infrequent defecation | Â | 100.0% [42] | 57.0% [36] | 68.2% [68] | 35.6% [71] | 21.4% [69] |
 |  | 68.0% [42] | 64.3% [70] | 25.7% [40] |  | |
 |  |  |  | 53.1% [40] |  | |
Manual maneuver | Â | Â | Â | 40.7% [69] | 36.0% [42] | 24.5% [68] |
 |  |  |  |  | 24.6% [70] | |
 |  |  |  |  | 28.4% [71] | |
 |  |  |  |  | 10.2% [42] | |
 |  |  |  |  | 14.3% [40] | |
 |  |  |  |  | 32.6% [40] |