Misdiagnosis of Constipation
| About misdiagnosis: When checking for a misdiagnosis of Constipation or confirming a diagnosis of Constipation, it is useful to consider what other medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative conditions relevant to diagnosis. These alternate diagnoses of Constipation may already have been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Constipation. For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases, see Overview of Misdiagnosis. |
Alternative diagnoses list for Constipation: For a diagnosis of Constipation, the following list of conditions have been mentioned in sources as possible alternative diagnoses to consider during the diagnostic process for Constipation:
- Normal bowel movements - not everyone has a movement every day.
- Obstipation
- Fecal impaction
Constipation as an alternative diagnosis: The other diseases for which Constipation is listed as a possible alternative diagnosis in their lists include:
Medical news summaries about misdiagnosis of Constipation: The following medical news items are relevant to misdiagnosis of Constipation:
- Colon cancer misdiagnosed as irritable bowel syndrome
- Hypothyroidism frequently misdiagnosed or undiagnosed
- Thyroid disorder underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed
- Two thirds of thyroid problems undiagnosed
Misdiagnosis cases for Constipation:
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Last revision:
Nov 10, 2003
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