INTRODUCTION Although there are defined criteria for the diagnosis of constipation, in practice, diagnostic criteria are less rigid, and depend in part on the perception of normal bowel habit. Constipation is highly prevalent, with approximately 12 million general practitioner prescriptions for laxatives in England in 2001. METHODS AND OUTCOMES We conducted a systematic review and aimed to an...

Objective: It is estimated that the use of wrong laxatives will increase probability developing an eating disorder by affecting in behavior and physiological digestion. Long-term known many to impair normal colonic function producing laxative dependence. In our study, it was aimed determine effect Folliculj sennae plant, which used for slimming purposes, on CCD-18Co (normal colon epithelium) ce...

Background: Constipation is a very distressful symptom, affecting to all age group. The only treatment laxatives, which having many adverse effects mainly dependency on laxatives.
 Purpose: To evaluate the laxative effect of raisins and get relief from daily medicines for acute chronic constipation
 Methods: Interventional / Experimental study clarified butter or ghee performed at ‘Vi...

conclusions this study presents medical and pharmacological approaches in itm for dealing with complications arising from constipation. considering the optimistic results, these herbs can be used as a means of constipation management and further investigation into this area can potentially lead to the formulation of new drugs. results in itm doctrine, laxatives are weak purgatives that lead to ...

Hypermagnesemia is an uncommon but a potentially serious clinical condition. Over-the-counter magnesium containing products are widely used as antacids or laxatives. Although generally well tolerated in patients with normal renal function, their unsupervised use in the elderly can result in severe symptomatic hypermagnesemia, especially in those patients with concomitant renal failure and bowel...

Constipation is a common presenting problem within the community setting, but its treatment is often unsatisfactory. It is important for nurses to remember that constipation is a symptom and not a disease. For older adults, constipation can have a gradual onset over a number of years, with many people 'self-medicating' with over-the-counter laxatives and herbal products, which then result in th...