Arrowroot as a treatment for diarrhoea in irritable bowel syndrome patients: A pilot study

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 20-24

  Cooke, Caroline ^a,b   Carr, Irene ^a   Abrams, Keith ^a   Mayberry, John ^a  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Leicestershire Hospice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arrowroot; Diarrhea; Irritable bowel syndrome; Starch

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIARRHEA; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; COLONIC DISEASES, FUNCTIONAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 0033642842     PISSN: 00042803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-28032000000100005     Document Type: Article

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