Randomised clinical trial: Dried plums (prunes) vs. psyllium for constipation

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 822-828

  Attaluri, A ^a   Donahoe, R ^a   Valestin, J ^a   Brown, K ^a   Rao, S S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISACODYL; ENEMA; HERBACEOUS AGENT; ISPAGULA; METHYLCELLULOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOATING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EPIGASTRIC FULLNESS; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INTESTINE MOTILITY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALATABILITY; PLUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SATIETY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CATHARTICS; CONSTIPATION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEFECATION; DIETARY FIBER; HUMANS; LAXATIVES; MIDDLE AGED; PRUNUS; PSYLLIUM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952263984     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2011.04594.x     Document Type: Article

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