Synbiotic preparation in men suffering from functional constipation: A randomised controlled trial

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 141, Issue JULY, 2011, Pages

  Fateh, Rouzbeh ^a   Iravani, Shahrokh ^b   Frootan, Mojgan ^c   Rasouli, Mohammad Reza ^d   Saadat, Soheil ^d  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b AJA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Functional constipation; Probiotics; Randomised controlled trial; Synbiotic

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SYNBIOTIC AGENT;

ABNORMAL FECES; ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG FORMULATION; FECES; FUNCTIONAL CONSTIPATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOOL FREQUENCY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFECATION; IRAN; IRRITABLE COLON; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; APPETITE; COLONIC DISEASES, FUNCTIONAL; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; FECES; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SYNBIOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052246960     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4414/smw.2011.13239     Document Type: Article

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