General geriatrics and gastroenterology: Constipation and faecal incontinence

Bailliere's Best Practice and Research in Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 115-133

  Müller Lissner, Stefan ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ageing; Constipation; Dietary fibre; Faecal incontinence; Laxatives; Rectal prolapse

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ANTACID AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISACODYL; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLONIDINE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ENEMA; GLYCEROL; IRON; LAXATIVE; MACROGOL 3350; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OPIATE; PICOSULFATE SODIUM; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SODIUM SULFATE; TETRACYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG; LOPERAMIDE;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; COLON DILATATION; COLON MOTILITY; COLON RESECTION; CONSTIPATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIETARY FIBER; DRUG DEPENDENCE; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; FECES IMPACTION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FLATULENCE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MASTICATION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; RECTUM MOTILITY; REVIEW; TASTE DISORDER; DEFECATION; DIET; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PROCTOPEXY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECTOCELE; RECTUM PROLAPSE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT;

AGED; AGING; CONSTIPATION; DIETARY FIBER; FECAL INCONTINENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS;

EID: 0036480657     PISSN: 15216918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/bega.2002.0269     Document Type: Article

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