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The impact of laxative use upon symptoms in patients with proven slow transit constipation [PDF]

BMC Gastroenterology, 2011
Background Constipation severity is often defined by symptoms including feelings of complete evacuation, straining, stool frequency and consistency. These descriptors are mostly obtained in the absence of laxative use.
Dinning Phil G, Hunt Linda, Lubowski David Z, Kalantar Jamshid S, Cook Ian J, Jones Mike P   +5 more
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Factors associated with the initiation of laxative use in the same patients with schizophrenia over a 20‐year period: Retrospective cohort study [PDF]

Neuropsychopharmacology Reports, 2023
Background Constipation is a common adverse effect of antipsychotics, but little investigation has been conducted. We aimed to address the factors associated with the initiation of laxative use in the same patients with schizophrenia over a 20‐year ...
Yasushi Kawamata, Norio Sugawara, Taro Sasaki, Saaya Yokoyama, Hiroaki Okayasu, Masataka Shinozaki, Yoshitaka Takeuchi, Aoi Sato, Takaaki Ishikawa, Hazuki Komahashi‐Sasaki, Kensuke Miyazaki, Takashi Fukasawa, Hanako Furukori, Norio Yasui‐Furukori   +13 more
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The association between benzodiazepine prescriptions and the risk of laxative use in schizophrenia treatment [PDF]

Neuropsychopharmacology Reports
Aim Constipation is one of the most common adverse effects in schizophrenia treatment, and it can sometimes cause severe gastrointestinal disease. However, the results of association studies between constipation and psychotropic medications in patients ...
Shinichiro Ochi, Takashi Tsuboi, Naomi Hasegawa, Hikaru Hori, Kayo Ichihashi, Yayoi Imamura, Tsuyoshi Okada, Fumitoshi Kodaka, Yoshitaka Saito, Jun‐ichi Iga, Toshiaki Onitsuka, Kiyokazu Atake, Shu‐ichi Ueno, Ryota Hashimoto, Norio Yasui‐Furukori   +14 more
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A clinical decision support alert to promote timely laxative use in in-patients prescribed clozapine [PDF]

BJPsych Open
Background Clozapine-induced gastrointestinal hypomotility and constipation can result in severe and sometimes fatal gastrointestinal complications.
Milan Sundermann, Susanna Every-Palmer, Murray Barclay, Paul K. L. Chin   +3 more
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Efficacy of docusate in the treatment of constipation in pediatric patients [PDF]

Frontiers in Pediatrics
ObjectivesWe hypothesized that docusate is effective in the treatment of constipation in pediatric patients. Secondary outcomes included the safety and acceptance of docusate as well as the efficacy, safety and acceptance of PEG-3350 in the treatment of ...
Hamsah Saif, Tanay Maddula, Tanay Maddula, Kerry Mendelsohn, Kerry Mendelsohn, Meredith Akerman, Meredith Akerman, Nicole Sweeney, Estela Noyola, Estela Noyola, Gladys El-Chaar, Gladys El-Chaar   +11 more
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A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Laxative Effect of Panchasakara Choorna in the Management of Vibandha with Special Reference to Constipation

Journal of Ayurveda
Introduction:Constipation is a prevalent gastrointestinal complaint in the community. It is a major feature of disorders of colorectal motility and has a varying prevalence.
Smitha Jain, L. Shravana
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Laxative use and 28-day mortality in critically ill sepsis patients: a retrospective cohort study using MIMIC-IV (v3.1). [PDF]

J Intensive Care
Liang Y, Xu F, Zhang H, Li J, Chen W, Yang Q, Lin C, Dong X.   +7 more
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Prokinetic and Laxative Effects of Chrozophora tinctoria Whole Plant Extract

Molecules, 2022
Chrozophora tinctoria (Euphorbiaceae) has been used as an emetic, anthelminthic, and cathartic agent in traditional medicine. We used gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) to characterize the composition of ethyl acetate (EAC) and dichloromethane (
Ayaz Ali Sher, Arshad Iqbal, Naveed Muhammad, Syed Lal Badshah, Abdul-Hamid Emwas, Mariusz Jaremko   +5 more
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The Potential of Polysaccharides from Various Plants as Constipation Treatment

Journal of Applied Food Technology, 2023
Constipation is one of the disorders of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Lack of consumption of water and food with fiber are some of the causes of constipation.
Yuli Perwita Sari, Dipta Bthari Candraruna   +1 more
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Extraction and Fractionation of Prokinetic Phytochemicals from Chrozophora tinctoria and Their Bioactivities

Molecules, 2022
Chrozophora tinctoria is an annual plant of the family Euphorbiaceae, traditionally used as a laxative, a cathartic and an emetic. A methanolic extract of Chrozophora tinctoria (MEC) whole plant and an n-butanol fraction of Chrozophora tinctoria (NBFC ...
Arshad Iqbal, Ayaz Ali Sher, Naveed Muhammad, Syed Lal Badshah, Abdul-Hamid Emwas, Mariusz Jaremko   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source