Prospective randomized crossover trial comparing fibre with lactulose in the treatment of idiopathic chronic constipation

Techniques in Coloproctology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 111-114

  Quah, H M ^a   Ooi, B S ^a   Seow Choen, F ^b   Sng, K K ^a   Ho, K S ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b MOUNT ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Constipation; Dietary fibre; Drug therapy; Laxative

Indexed keywords

LACTULOSE; LAXATIVE;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BLOATING; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEFECATION; DIETARY FIBER; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MALE; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CITRIC ACID; CONSTIPATION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HUMANS; LACTULOSE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SODIUM BICARBONATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745818335     PISSN: 11236337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10151-006-0262-5     Document Type: Article

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