A dietary fiber mixture versus lactulose in the treatment of childhood constipation: a double-blind randomized controlled trial

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 592-597

  Kokke, Freddy T M ^a   Scholtens, Petra A M J ^b   Alles, Martine S ^b   Decates, Tom S ^d   Fiselier, Theo J W ^c   Tolboom, Jules J M ^c   Kimpen, Jan L L ^a   Benninga, Marc A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b NUMICO RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Childhood constipation; Dietary fiber; Lactulose; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

LACTULOSE; MACROGOL 3350; YOGHURT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION HABIT; DIARRHEA; DIETARY FIBER; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRY WEIGHT; FECES COMPOSITION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; WEANING; DIET THERAPY; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT SELECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CONSTIPATION; DIET RECORDS; DIETARY FIBER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FECAL INCONTINENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HUMANS; LACTULOSE; PATIENT SELECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGURT;

EID: 59849117984     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e318162c43c     Document Type: Article

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