Osmotic and stimulant laxatives for the management of childhood constipation

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2016, Issue 8, 2016, Pages

  Gordon, Morris ^a,b   Macdonald, John K ^c,d   Parker, Claire E ^c   Akobeng, Anthony K ^e   Thomas, Adrian G ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b BLACKPOOL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e SIDRA MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Qatar)

^f ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETARY FIBRE MIX; ENEMA; FLIXWEED; GUAR GUM; LACTITOL; LACTULOSE; LAXATIVE; LIQUID PARAFFIN; MACROGOL; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; OSMOTIC LAXATIVE; PARTIALLY HYDROLYZED GUAR GUM; PLACEBO; SENNA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; MINERAL OIL; SENNOSIDE A&B;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABNORMAL FECES COMPOSITION; ALLERGY; BLOATING; CHEST INFECTION; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COLIC; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; DIETARY FIBER; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; FECES IMPACTION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FLATULENCE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LOOSE FECES; LOW DRUG DOSE; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SENNA; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VOMITING; WATERY STOOL; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; OSMOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; THERAPEUTIC USE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DIETARY FIBER; ENEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTULOSE; LAXATIVES; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; MALE; MINERAL OIL; OSMOSIS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SENNA EXTRACT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84982224699     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009118.pub3     Document Type: Review

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