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Systematic review of the effectiveness of laxatives in the elderly. [PDF]

, 1997
OBJECTIVES: To determine the effectiveness and cost of laxatives in the prevention and treatment of constipation in the elderly. HOW THE RESEARCH WAS CONDUCTED: Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of treatment or prevention of constipation were included ...
Petticrew, Watt, Sheldon
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Associations Between Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Dimensions and Obsessive‐Compulsive Symptomatology

European Eating Disorders Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Although obsessive‐compulsive disorder (OCD) commonly co‐occurs with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, less is known about its relationship with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) dimensions. Whether associations between ARFID dimensions and OCD differ by sex is also unclear.
Mariana Valdez Aguilar, Gabriela K. Giulumian, Isabel Rodriguez, Jessica H. Baker, Preina P. Surti, Lisa Dinkler, Jerry Guintivano, Jessica S. Johnson, Casey M. MacDermod, Shelby N. Ortiz, Emily M. Pisetsky, Jennifer P. White, Nadia Micali, Cynthia M. Bulik, Laura M. Thornton, Ya‐Ke Wu   +15 more
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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®
Viguier, Jérôme, Brondin, Brigitte, Bougnoux, Philippe, Jankowski, Jean Marie, Bertrand, Philippe, Dorval, Etienne, Corpet, Denis E., Barbieux, Jean-Pierre   +7 more
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Alexithymia in Anorexia Nervosa, More State Than Trait? A Multi‐Dimensional Assessment of Emotion Processing in Patients With Anorexia Nervosa, Recovered Patients and Healthy Controls

European Eating Disorders Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Alexithymia is implicated in both development and maintenance of Anorexia Nervosa (AN). It is unclear what defines alexithymia in AN. In this study, emotion processing related to alexithymia was examined. Method 40 patients with AN, 43 recovered (RC) patients and 35 matched healthy controls (HC) filled out questionnaires on eating ...
E. Wezenberg, S. K. Peters, A. A. van Elburg, S. H. W. Mares   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Negative effects of abuse of laxatives in medical practice [PDF]

, 2018
The abuse of laxatives is a disorder characterized by an incomprehensible and changing range of gastrointestinal, electrolytic and acid-base abnormalities that can lead to both the onset of chronic diseases and fatalities.
Yu.M. Stepanov, M.V. Stoikevych, O.N. Vlasova   +2 more
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Factors correlated with drug use for constipation: perspectives from the 2016 open Japanese National Database

BMC Gastroenterology, 2020
Background The prevalence of chronic constipation is increased in females and with age or environmental (low temperature), racial, socioeconomic, and habitual risk factors.
Hiroshi Mihara, Aiko Murayama, Sohachi Nanjo, Takayuki Ando, Kazuto Tajiri, Haruka Fujinami, Masaaki Yamada, Ichiro Yasuda   +7 more
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Sleep Health in Bulimia Nervosa: A Systematic Review

European Eating Disorders Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Research on sleep in bulimia nervosa (BN) is methodologically varied and yields inconsistent findings. This review synthesised BN‐sleep studies and examined whether comorbid mood disorders contribute to sleep disturbance. Method PsycINFO, Medline (Ovid), and Scopus were searched for English or French quantitative studies comparing ...
Samantha Kenny, Malka Hershon, Linda Booij, Rebecca Burdayron, Marie‐Hélène Pennestri   +4 more
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Phytochemical profiling and bioactivity evaluation of Anthocephalus cadamba flower extracts through in vitro, and in silico studies

Food Biomacromolecules, EarlyView.
Abstract Anthocephalus cadamba (Kadamba) is a medicinally important tropical plant with well‐documented antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, and antimicrobial properties. However, comparative evaluation of solvent extraction efficiency combined with computational validation of bioactive compounds remains limited.
Manisha Panchal, Diksha Sharma, Sunita Khatak, Raushan Kumar Jha, Surbhi Panwar, Ashwani Kumar   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Laxatives in Geriatric Practice: From Preoperative Bowel Preparation to Correction of Chronic Constipation

Российский журнал гериатрической медицины
The first part of  the article discusses the issues of  preoperative bowel preparation in  older and oldest-old patients, with a  particular emphasis on  the safest drugs. The second part of  the article presents the problem of  chronic constipation as a
V. S. Ostapenko
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Coexisting adenomyosis in endometriosis: Similar pain and quality of life, with longer bleeding and bowel symptoms—A comparative cross‐sectional study

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To compare pain, menstrual flow, and quality of life (QoL) between women undergoing surgery for endometriosis only compared with women with endometriosis and coexisting adenomyosis. Methods A cross‐sectional study, set in two tertiary hospitals, of reproductive‐aged women (18–50 years) with a preoperative imaging diagnosis of ...
Mariana Matzenbacher Brunoro, Ana Clara Pimenta Servidoni, Sofia Di Nur Wakabayashi, Camila Rebeque Dagola, Marina Paula Andres, Mauricio Simoes Abrao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source