TY - JOUR AU - Leal Jaques, Rhaylla Maria Pio AU - Costa, Elaine Carininy Lopes da AU - Assis, Gisela Maria de AU - Oliveira, Aline Costa de AU - Benício, Claudia Daniella Avelino Vasconcelos AU - Bezerra, Sandra Marina Gonçalves PY - 2020/06/10 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Socio-demographic and intestinal elimination profile in women treated at a health service JF - Estima – Brazilian Journal of Enterostomal Therapy JA - ESTIMA VL - 18 IS - SE - Original article DO - UR - https://www.revistaestima.com.br/estima/article/view/830 SP - AB - <p class="p1"><strong>Objective:</strong> To investigate the profile of intestinal eliminations in women. <strong>Method:</strong> Cross-sectional study conducted with 41 women seen at a women’s health center in the state of Piauí in Brazil. For data collection, a form was used containing the sociodemographic data and questionnaires that assessed the data on the intestinal elimination pattern with questions based on the Rome IV criteria and the Bristol scale. <strong>Results:</strong> Of the 41 participants, 56.1% reported consuming one to two servings of fruits or vegetables per day and 51.2% consumed more than two liters of water per day. Regarding the patterns of intestinal elimination, 39% had feces in the Bristol 3 category. As for the Rome IV criteria, 21 (51.2%) women were considered constipated and the frequency of evacuation was statistically significant with the presence of constipation. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> There was a significant number of women with constipation. There was a need to develop actions that help to cope with the problem and improve the quality of life of this population.</p><p class="p1"> </p><p class="p1"> </p> ER -