Effect of increased fluid intake on stool output in normal healthy volunteers

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-32

  Chung, Benjamin D ^a   Parekh, Utpal ^a   Sellin, Joseph H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Constipation; Fluid intake; Stool output

Indexed keywords

HYPOTONIC SOLUTION; ISOTONIC SOLUTION; WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINE VOLUME;

ADULT; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DRINKING; FECES; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; MALE; URINATION; WATER;

EID: 0032944175     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199901000-00006     Document Type: Article

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