List four components of the Rome IV Consensus Criteria for diagnosing constipation.
What will be an ideal response?
The Rome IV Consensus Criteria define constipation as a condition where at least two of the following symptoms have occurred for the last 3 months with symptom onset 6 months prior to diagnosis: straining during at least 25% of defecations, lumpy or hard stools in at least 25% of defecations, sensation of incomplete evacuation for at least 25% of defecations, sensation of anorectal obstruction for at least 25% of defecations, manual maneuvers to facilitate at least 25% of defecations, fewer than three defecations per week, loose stools being rarely present without the use of laxatives, and insufficient criteria for diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome.
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