Effect of Fresh Dendrobe Juice Consumption on Senile Habitual Constipation for Older People: A Four-Week Randomized Controlled Trial

Background: In Chinese medicine, it is believed that fresh dendrobe juice, which mild in nature, can relieve the symptom of constipation. Methods: A pilot research design was conducted. Fifty-six older people with senile habitual constipation were recruited and randomly enrolled into control or experimental groups, each 28 people. The group offered water routinely a day. addition, received 125 mL juice twice day for four weeks. Quality life old evaluated by Patient Assessment Constipation Life (PAC-QOL) Score assessed Wexner score. Results: four-week intervention brought significant performance improvement all measured parameters comparison group. These included significantly more frequency shorter durations defecation (p < 0.01, respectively), improved quality based on score (experimental group: 50.41 ± 3.46 vs. 70.25 2.35; p 0.05), scale 6.56 0.89 15.50 0.64; 0.05). Conclusions: Fresh beverage therapy effective improving stool frequency, reducing duration defecation, enhancing life.