Polyethylene glycol and prevalence of colorectal adenomas : Population-based study of 1165 patients undergoing colonoscopy [PDF]
, 2006 Background and aim — Dietary polyethylene glycol (PEG) is extraordinarily potent in the chemoprevention of experimental colon carcinogenesis. PEG is used to treat constipation in France and in the USA. French laxatives include Forlax® (PEG4000), Movicol®
Barbieux, Jean-Pierre +7 more
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Upper gastrointestinal symptoms in autoimmune gastritis. A cross-sectional study [PDF]
, 2017 Autoimmune gastritis is often suspected for its hematologic findings, and rarely the diagnosis is made for the presence of gastrointestinal symptoms. Aims of this cross-sectional study were to assess in a large cohort of patients affected by autoimmune ...
Annibale, Bruno +5 more
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Functional constipation in children – evaluation and management
Gastroenterology Review, 2014 Almost 1/3 of gastrointestinal consultations are related to constipation, and over 90% of them are of functional origin. Proper diagnosis and adequate treatment (both nonpharmacological and pharmacological) may limit the number of specialist visits and can be beneficial for therapeutic effects.
Magdalena Gibas-Dorna, Jacek Piątek
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American Journal of Gastroenterology, 2020 INTRODUCTION Chronic constipation is classified into 2 main syndromes, irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) and functional constipation (FC), on the assumption that they differ along multiple clinical characteristics and are plausibly of ...
J. Ruffle +7 more
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The Interplay between Hormones and Irritable Bowel Disease [PDF]
, 2013 Thesis (M.A.)--Boston UniversityThis thesis examines the underlying mechanisms causing the severe and often debilitating symptoms associated with both Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Linson, Elyse A.
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Functional constipation in children [PDF]
Jornal de Pediatria, 2019 Vandenplas, Yvan, Devreker, Thierry
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Effect of (L.) Webb ex Prantl on Adult Functional Constipation: A Prospective Pilot Study
Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine, 2017 Chronic constipation is a common gastrointestinal disorder that effects an estimated 12% to 30% of general population worldwide. Descurainia sophia L. known commonly as flixweed acts as first-line medical treatment for constipation in Iranian traditional
Rasool Choopani MD, PhD +4 more
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Медицинский совет, 2019 Pediatricians face a problem of functional constipation in children and adolescents in one-third of cases of observation. Functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract are based on disregulatory processes of the cortical-vegetative-endocrine complex.
I. N. Zakharova +3 more
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Colonic response to laxative ingestion as assessed by MRI differs in constipated irritable bowel syndrome compared to functional constipation [PDF]
, 2016 Background Functional constipation (FC) and irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) share many symptoms but underlying mechanisms may be different. We have developed a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique to measure intestinal volumes,
Camilleri +27 more
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Comparison of three with six regions of interest analyses in patients with idiopathic constipation undertaking colon transit scintigraphy using 67Ga-citrate [PDF]
, 2013 OBJECTIVE AND INTRODUCTION: Preparation of data from 6 geometric regions of interest in the colon is time consuming, and can become impractical in the environment of busy Nuclear Medicine Departments.
Asli, I.N. +5 more
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