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What you need to know to avoid constipation

Амбулаторная хирургия, 2021
Introduction. Constipation is one of the most common human diseases. Doctors in England consider constipation a “secret national problem” because 50% of the population takes laxatives.The aim of this work was the introduction of chronomedicine approach ...
K. A. Shemerovskii
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Combinations of laxatives and green banana biomass on the treatment of functional constipation in children and adolescents: a randomized study

Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português), 2019
Objectives: Evaluate the effect of combinations of green banana biomass and laxatives in children and adolescents with chronic constipation. Methods: This was a randomized study of 80 children and adolescents with functional constipation according to the
Vanessa Mello Granado Cassettari, Nilton Carlos Machado, Pedro Luiz Toledo de Arruda Lourenção, Marry Assis Carvalho, Erika Veruska Paiva Ortolan   +4 more
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The use of sodium thiosulfate in the treatment of hemorrhoids

Амбулаторная хирургия, 2023
Hemorrhoidal disease is one ofthe most common pathologies ofthe anorectal region, its specific weight in the structure of diseases ofthe colon is about 40%.
S. S. Belous, M. V. Abritsova, N. R. Torchua, E. M. Bogdanova   +3 more
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Laxative activities of Mareya micrantha (Benth.) Müll. Arg. (Euphorbiaceae) leaf aqueous extract in rats

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2010
Background Mareya micrantha (Benth.) Müll. Arg. (Euphorbiaceae) is a shrub that is commonly used in Côte d'Ivoire (West Africa) for the treatment of constipation and as an ocytocic drug.
Djaman Joseph A, Datté Jacques Y, Yéo Dodéhé, Bahi Calixte, Méité Souleymane, N'guessan David J   +5 more
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Effectiveness and Safety of Oral Emulsion of Liquid Paraffin, Milk of Magnesia, and Sodium Picosulfate in the Management of Constipation Symptoms in Postanorectal Surgical Patients: A Prospective, Single-arm, Multi-center, Open-label Study

Indian Journal of Colo-Rectal Surgery
Background: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of oral emulsion containing milk of magnesia, liquid paraffin, and sodium picosulphate in treating constipation in Indian patients postanorectal surgery.
Pravin Padmakumar Gore, Suraj Kumar Pattnayak, Sreejoy Patnaik, Praveen Sharma, Jejoe Karankumar, Shivani Acharya   +5 more
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Efficacy, safety, and tolerability of a ready-to-drink bowel preparation: subanalysis by age from a phase III, assessor-blinded study

Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology, 2020
Background: The incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer (CRC) increase with age and, therefore, it is recommended that adults undergo regular CRC screening, ideally by colonoscopy, with some new guidelines recommending screening begin at 45 years ...
Lawrence Hookey, Gerald Bertiger, Kenneth Lee Johnson, Mena Boules, Masakazu Ando, David N. Dahdal   +5 more
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Hyponatremic Coma after Bowel Preparation

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2019
Introduction: Colonoscopy is a useful tool in modern medicine and is increasingly employed for both diagnostic and treatment purposes. However, bowel preparations can cause electrolyte imbalance, with the risk apparently related to the type of bowel ...
João Costelha, Rita Dias, Carla Teixeira, Irene Aragão   +3 more
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Influence of atomic bonds on the properties of the laxative drug sodium picosulphate

Heliyon, 2016
In this work, the influence of the different S═O, S−O, N⋯H, O⋯H, Na⋯O bonds present in the structures of the powerful laxative drug, sodium picosulphate in gas and aqueous solution phases were studied combining the density functional theory (DFT ...
Davide Romani, Isabel Salas Tonello, Silvia Antonia Brandán   +2 more
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Evaluation of diuretic and laxative activity of aqueous extract of Argemone mexicana leaves in rats

Ars Pharmaceutica
Objectives: Argemone mexicana have been widely studied for its several pharmacological benefits and has been used in traditional medicine to treat constipation like symptoms.
Bairagi Shripad Motilal, Inayat B. Pathan, Nema Nitin   +2 more
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Double blinded randomized clinical trial to assess the effectiveness of several preparations for colonoscopy

Journal of Coloproctology, 2018
Introduction: Colonoscopy is the screening gold standard to investigate several conditions in the colon. The excellence of preparation is a determining factor for a quality colonoscopy. Objective: Compare the quality of colon preparations for colonoscopy
Bruno Giusti Werneck Cortes, Raquel Martins Cabral, Guilherme Augusto Alves do Carmo, Fábio Lopes de Queiroz, Sinara Mônica de Oliveira Leite, Amanda Cristina de Souza Andrade, Alexandre Silluzio Ferreira, Marta Eugênia Alcici, Maria da Conceição Juste Werneck Cortes   +8 more
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