Medication use in pregnancy: a cross-sectional, multinational web-based study [PDF]
, 2014 Objectives: Intercountry comparability between studies on medication use in pregnancy is difficult due to dissimilarities in study design and methodology. his study aimed to examine patterns and factors associated with medications use in pregnancy from a
Bjornsdottir, I. +17 more
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Polyethylene glycol, unique among laxatives, suppresses aberrant crypt foci, by elimination of cells. [PDF]
, 2006 OBJECTIVE: Polyethylene glycol (PEG), an osmotic laxative, is a potent inhibitor of colon cancer in rats. In a search for the underling mechanisms, the hypothesis that fecal bulking and moisture decrease colon carcinogenesis was tested.
Corpet, Denis E. +3 more
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Drunkorexia: investigación empírica y análisis de las características del fenómeno en una muestra italiana de adolescentes y adultos jóvenes [PDF]
, 2018 Introduction: the term drunkorexia refers to the act of self-imposed utilization of extreme weight control methods to compensate for alcohol consumption typically observed among university students.
Bertuzzi, Venessa +10 more
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Lax Familial Representability and Lax Generic Factorizations
Theory and Applications of Categories, 2020 47 pages; final author version; to appear in ...
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When feeling attractive matters too much to women: a process underpinning the relation between psychological need satisfaction and unhealthy weight control behaviors [PDF]
, 2011 This study examined a process model linking psychological need satisfaction to unhealthy weight control behaviors. Female University students (N = 220; M age = 20.47; SD = 5.07) completed questionnaires measuring need satisfaction, appearance-contingent ...
Chatzisarantis, Nikos L.D. +3 more
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Opioid-Induced Constipation: Pathophysiology, Clinical Consequences, and Management
Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2014 Although opioids offer potent analgesia for severe acute and chronic noncancer pain, adverse gastrointestinal effects potentially undermine their clinical utility.
Lalit Kumar +2 more
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Laxative use and mortality in patients on haemodialysis: a prospective cohort study
BMC Nephrology, 2021 Background Patients on haemodialysis (HD) are often constipated. This study aimed to assess the relationship between constipation and mortality in such patients.
Yu Honda +7 more
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Response to a behavioural treatment, biofeedback, in constipated patients is associated with improved gut transit and autonomic innervation [PDF]
, 2001 Background: Although behavioural treatment (biofeedback) successfully treats the pelvic floor abnormalities in patients with idiopathic constipation, many patients also normalise their impaired bowel frequency.
Emmanuel, A.V., Kamm, M.A.
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Laxatives or methylnaltrexone for the management of constipation in palliative care patients [PDF]
, 2011 Background: Constipation is common in palliative care; it can generate considerable suffering due to the unpleasant physical symptoms. In the first Cochrane Review on effectiveness of laxatives for the management of constipation in palliative care ...
Abernethy +44 more
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JGH Open, 2019 Background and Aim This study aimed to evaluate the capability of ultrasonography to predict favorable outcomes of various medical therapies in patients with chronic constipation.
Noriaki Manabe +4 more
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