Тreatment of patients with the constipation by a general practitioner - family doctor at the ambulatory stage

In the context of professional competence, the management of constipation syndrome (self-diagnosis, self-treatment and provision of preventive measures for constipation in patients of different ages) is a function of doctors of a general practice medicine - family medicine. The authors developed and proposed an algorithm of treatment and management of a patient with constipation syndrome at the ambulatory stage.