AIMS To evaluate children referred for defecation disorders using the child behavioural checklist (CBCL). METHODS A total of 215 patients were divided into three groups: 135 (5-14 years of age) with paediatric constipation (PC), 56 (5-17 years) with functional non-retentive faecal soiling (FNRFS), and 24 (5-16 years) with recurrent abdominal pain (RAP). Behavioural scores were correlated with...

The effect of cisapride, a new gastrointestinal prokinetic agent, on the transit of a standard meal through the stomach, small intestine and colon was studied in 10 normal subjects. Cisapride had no significant effect on gastric emptying but decreased mouth to caecum transit time (p less than 0.01). Stool weight and frequency were not significantly increased but the time for the first appearanc...

BACKGROUND Ileal motor patterns are adapted to the propulsion of viscous meal residue, such as bran, which accumulates in the distal ileum postprandially. AIMS To examine the effects of a second liquid/solid meal on ileal emptying. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Eleven healthy fasting subjects consumed a 1.47 MJ pancake containing 15 g bran and 5 MBq Technetium-99m labelled amberlite resin (meal A). ...

Cultural differences in time attitudes and their effect on timed neuropsychological test performance were examined in matched non-clinical samples of 100 Russian and American adult volunteers using 8 tests that were previously reported to be relatively free of cultural bias: Color Trails Test (CTT); Ruff Figural Fluency Test (RFFT); Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT); and Tower of London-Drexe...

constipation isa common clinical problem that can be functional or organic in origin. thiscondition sometimes overlaps with irritable bowel syndrome. initially, theclinician should differentiate between true and false constipation by clinicaland preclinical evidence such as colonic transit time. numerous patients believethat all defecation problems are called constipation and use laxatives with...

The gastrointestinal tract normally functions to move ingested food, in an organized fashion, from the oropharynx, through the stomach, small intestine and colon and into the rectum, from which it can be expelled. The primary function of the colon is to absorb water and electrolytes from the chyme delivered and, thus, determine the frequency, consistency, and volume of stools eliminated. The co...

Previous investigations of stress effects on gastric emptying, orocaecal, and colonic transit in rats have produced conflicting results. Here one type of stressor, a 'passive avoidance' situation, was used to investigate its effects on gastric emptying, orocaecal and colonic transit. After the rats had been trained to eat a standard amount of semisolid food, gastric emptying was determined (n =...