ME05.0

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Constipation

Description

Constipation is an acute or chronic condition in which bowel movements occur less often than usual or consist of hard, dry stools that are often painful or difficult to pass. Here constipation other than specifically described elsewhere, such as in motility disorders of intestine or in functional bowel diseases, is described.

Index terms

  • Constipation
  • chronic constipation with overflow
  • constipated
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  • difficult passing motion
  • difficulty defecating
  • difficulty opening bowels
  • difficulty passing stool
  • faecal impaction
  • faecal retention
  • obstipation
  • Simple constipation

Inclusions

  • faecal impaction

Excludes

  • DB32.1 – Slow transit constipation
  • DD91.1 – Functional constipation
  • DD93.Y – Functional constipation of infants, toddlers or children

Exclusions from above levels

  • DD91.2 – Functional diarrhoea
  • MD81 – Abdominal or pelvic pain
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/260602177 – Symptoms, signs or clinical findings involving the female genital system
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  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/722165552 – Symptoms, signs or clinical findings involving the urinary system
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/788450242 – Symptoms, signs or clinical findings involving the male genital system
  • KA83.1 – gastrointestinal haemorrhage newborn
  • KB87 – Intestinal obstruction of newborn
  • LB13.0 – pylorospasm congenital or infantile
  • 19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
  • JA66 – Clinical findings on antenatal screening of mother

Sibling codes

  • ME05.1 – Diarrhoea
  • ME05.Y – Other specified change in bowel habit
  • ME05.Z – Change in bowel habit, unspecified

Foundation entity

Constipation – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/502284069

Part of: ME05: Change in bowel habit › 21: Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified