Systematic review: The effects of fibre in the management of chronic idiopathic constipation

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 895-901

  Suares, N C ^a   Ford, A C ^a,b  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INULIN; ISPAGULA; MALTODEXTRIN; PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ABDOMINAL PAIN; BACKACHE; BLOATING; BRAN; BREAD; CHRONIC IDIOPATHIC CONSTIPATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION FREQUENCY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTIVE FUNCTION; FLATULENCE; HUMAN; PAINFUL DEFECATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RYE; STOOL CONSISTENCY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952796228     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2011.04602.x     Document Type: Review

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