Water supplementation enhances the effect of high-fiber diet on stool frequency and laxative consumption in adult patients with functional constipation

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 45, Issue 21, 1998, Pages 727-732

  Anti, Marcello ^a,f   Pignataro, Giulia ^a   Armuzzi, Alessandro ^a   Valenti, Agostino ^a   Iascone, Efrem ^a   Marmo, Riccardo ^b   Lamazza, Antonietta ^c   Pretaroli, Anna Rosa ^d   Pace, Valeria ^d   Leo, Pietro ^e   Castelli, Adriano ^a   Gasbarrini, Giovanni ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Private Medical Center Polla   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^f FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Functional constipation; High fiber diet; Water intake

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HIGH FIBER DIET; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATHARTICS; CONSTIPATION; DIETARY FIBER; DRINKING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 7344252449     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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