Treatment of childhood constipation: a synthesis of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

BR Southwell - Expert review of gastroenterology & hepatology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Constipation occurs in many children and can become chronic. Many grow out
of it but for one third, it continues into adulthood. For most patients, there is no identifiable …

[HTML][HTML] Constipation in children: fibre and probiotics

MM Tabbers, MA Benninga - BMJ clinical evidence, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Results We found 12 studies that met our inclusion criteria. We performed a GRADE
evaluation of the quality of evidence for interventions. Conclusions In this systematic review …

Evaluation and treatment of functional constipation in infants and children: evidence-based recommendations from ESPGHAN and NASPGHAN

MM Tabbers, C DiLorenzo, MY Berger… - Journal of pediatric …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background: Constipation is a pediatric problem commonly encountered by many health
care workers in primary, secondary, and tertiary care. To assist medical care providers in the …

Evaluation and treatment of functional constipation in infants and children: evidence-based recommendations from ESPGHAN and NASPGHAN

M Tabbers, C Di Lorenzo, M Berger… - J Pediatr …, 2013 - researchportal.vub.be
BACKGROUND: Constipation is a pediatric problem commonly encountered by many health
care workers in primary, secondary, and tertiary care. To assist medical care providers in the …

Nonpharmacologic treatments for childhood constipation: systematic review

MM Tabbers, N Boluyt, MY Berger, MA Benninga - Pediatrics, 2011 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: To summarize the evidence and assess the reported quality of studies
concerning nonpharmacologic treatments for childhood constipation, including fiber, fluid …

[HTML][HTML] Nonpharmacologic treatment for children with functional constipation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

CAM Wegh, DF Baaleman, MM Tabbers, H Smidt… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of nonpharmacologic interventions for the
treatment of childhood functional constipation. Study design Randomized controlled trials …

Efficacy and safety of probiotics and synbiotics for functional constipation in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

L Liu, A Wang, H Shi, H Tao, MC Nahata - Clinical Nutrition, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background and Aim We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of probiotics and
synbiotics in childhood functional constipation. Methods PubMed, Embase, Cochrane …

[HTML][HTML] Constipation in children

MM Tabbers, N Boluyt, MY Berger… - BMJ clinical …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Results We found 14 systematic reviews and RCTs that met our inclusion criteria. We
performed a GRADE evaluation of the quality of evidence for interventions. Conclusions In …

Is there a role for pre-, pro-and synbiotics in the treatment of functional constipation in children? A systematic review

IJN Koppen, MA Benninga… - Journal of pediatric …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
PubMed and Cochrane databases were searched from inception to February 2016. We
found 6 RCTs on prebiotics, 6 RCTs on probiotics and 1 RCT concerning synbiotics. Overall …

[HTML][HTML] Controversies in the management of functional constipation in children

MJ Van Mill, IJN Koppen, MA Benninga - Current gastroenterology reports, 2019 - Springer
Purpose of review Functional constipation (FC) in children is a common health problem with
reported worldwide prevalence rates up to 32.2%. The majority of children with constipation …