منابع مشابه
Therapy for chronic constipation with plant laxatives
n t ro d u c t i o n: Man has been plagued by chronic c o n s t i p ation and other digestionr e l ated problems for more than 7 000 ye a rs or at least ever since we stopped feeding solely on berries, roots and grains, but turned to a wide va riety of m e at products (3). Constipation is still an important problem today, plaguing modern society more than e ver, because approx i m ately one-fif...
متن کاملEVectiveness bulletin EVectiveness of laxatives in adults
This paper summarises the research evidence presented in a recent issue of EVective Health Care on the eVectiveness of the four main types of laxatives used in the treatment of constipation in adults. The bulletin was based on two systematic reviews 3 (table 1) and on the additional randomised controlled trials (RCTs) identified since the publication (1997) of these reviews (tables 2 and 3). Co...
متن کاملClinical Trial: Marine Lipid Suppositories as Laxatives
UNLABELLED Cod-liver oil and other marine products containing polyunsaturated fatty acids have anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial and anti-viral effects and may be useful in the treatment of various inflammatory and infectious diseases. We developed suppositories and ointment with 30% free fatty acid (FFA) extract from omega-3 fish oil. Our purpose was to evaluate the safety of marine lipid supp...
متن کاملAnthraquinone laxatives and human cancer: an association in one case.
An 18 year old girl presented with a leiomyosarcoma of the small bowel with widespread dissemination. Despite short term remissions after chemotherapy and surgery she died of the disease 10 months later. A history of prolonged exposure to danthron (an anthraquinone laxative) in childhood was obtained. Anthraquinones are known to be mutagenic and may be carcinogenic in experimental systems but d...
متن کاملOsmotic and stimulant laxatives for the management of childhood constipation.
BACKGROUND Constipation within childhood is an extremely common problem. Despite the widespread use of osmotic and stimulant laxatives by health professionals to manage constipation in children, there has been a long standing paucity of high quality evidence to support this practice. OBJECTIVES We set out to evaluate the efficacy and safety of osmotic and stimulant laxatives used to treat fun...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1960
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.5183.1422