Use of complementary and alternative medicine to treat constipation in the elderly

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 533-538

  Cherniack, E Paul ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Divisions of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine (MAS   (United States)

^c Geriatrics and Extended Care Service and Geriatric Research Education   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofeedback; Constipation; Elderly; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

ACONITUM CARMICHAELII EXTRACT; ATRACTYLODES MACROEPHALA KOIDE EXTRACT; AURRANTI FRUCTUS IMMATURUS EXTRACT; FOENICULUM VULGARE EXTRACT; FRUCTUS CANNABIS EXTRACT; GELATINA NIGRA EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LAXATIVE; MAGNOLIA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; NUX VOMICA; PAEONIA RADIX; PIMPANELLA ANISUM EXTRACT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; RADIX PAEONIAE EXTRACT; RHEUM TANGUTICUM EXTRACT; SAMBUCUS NIGRA EXTRACT; SENNA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YOGHURT; YUN CHANG CAPSULE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACONITUM CARMICHAELII; ACUPUNCTURE; AGED; ALLOPATHY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AROMATHERAPY; ATRACTYLODES MACROEPHALA; AYURVEDA; BACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; BLOATING; CASSIA AUGUSTIFOLIA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION DISORDER; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FENNEL; GINGER; GINSENG; GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; LACTOBACILLUS; MASSAGE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEDLINE; MOXIBUSTION; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PIMPANELLA ANISUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REFLEXOLOGY; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; RHEUM TANGUTICUM; SAMBUCUS NIGRA; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BIOFEEDBACK; CONSTIPATION; ELDERLY; PROBIOTIC;

AGED; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CONSTIPATION; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880042563     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ggi.12023     Document Type: Review

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