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Are Laxatives Necessary?

The American Journal of Nursing, 1962
complaint to which the human race is heir; others, as the greatest single medical problem of American people past the age of forty. This is partly due to the fact that most people still feel that they must have a daily bowel movement; otherwise, they are sure that they are, or will be, sick. This belief is a remnant of the past, when purgation was used
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Lax pairs galore

Journal of Mathematical Physics, 1991
A formula that yields an (apparently—but only apparently—nontrivial) Lax pair for any nonlinear evolution PDE in 1+1 dimensions possessing a local conservation law is presented. Several examples are exhibited.
CALOGERO F., NUCCI, Maria Clara
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Pharmacology of Laxatives

Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 1977
Effective laxative action results in an increase in fecal water excretion, and increased fecal water excretion is usually secondary to altered intestinal fluid and electrolyte movement. Both an understanding of the process(es) by which laxatives work and a classification of laxatives therefore should be based on the mechanism(s) by which cathartics ...
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Granularity and Laxative Effect of Ultrafine Powder of Dendrobium officinale.

Journal of Medicinal Food, 2017
Constipation is a common disorder that is a significant source of morbidity among people around the world ranging from 2% to 28%. Dendrobium officinale Kimura et Migo is a traditional herbal medicine and health food used for tonicity of the stomach and ...
Dandan Luo   +9 more
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Diagnostic Performance and Patient Acceptance of Reduced-Laxative CT Colonography for the Detection of Polypoid and Non-Polypoid Neoplasms: A Multicenter Prospective Trial.

Radiology, 2017
Purpose To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy and patient acceptance of reduced-laxative computed tomographic (CT) colonography without computer-aided detection (CAD) for the detection of colorectal polypoid and non-polypoid neoplasms in a population with ...
K. Utano   +15 more
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Use and abuse of laxatives

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 1977
Colon physiology, the causes of constipation, an approach to management of constipation, and the features of various laxatives are reviewed. The categories of individual agents discussed include the bulk-forming laxatives, stimulant cathartics, saline laxatives, hyperosmotic laxatives, surfactant laxatives, emollient laxatives, enemas and suppositories.
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Targeting intestinal flora and its metabolism to explore the laxative effects of rhubarb

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2022
Lei Yang   +10 more
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Carboxymethylcellulose as a colloid laxative

The American Journal of Digestive Diseases, 1949
A new cellulose gum, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, is described which can be used advantageously in the successful treatment of a majority of chronic constipation cases. Over 250 patients, with various degrees of constipation, picked at random from a general practice, were all markedly benefited by the use of small amounts of sodium ...
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Accidental Burn by Intentional Laxative Use.

Pediatric emergency care, 2016
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to present a case report and review the relevant literature on laxative-induced dermatitis being mistaken for scald injury and child abuse.
Sabrina Macduff   +4 more
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Constipation and Laxative Herbs in Iranian Traditional Medicine

, 2016
Context: Constipation is one of the most prevalent gastrointestinal disorders and is characterized by stiffness of waste and difficult defecation. In modern medicine, different laxative drugs are used for the treatment of constipation, but they are not ...
F. Masoomi   +6 more
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