Despite years of advising patients to alter their dietary and supplementary fiber intake, the
evidence surrounding the use of fiber for functional bowel disease is limited. This paper …

Constipation is a common clinical problem. Initial management of chronic constipation
should include lifestyle maneuvers, and increased fiber and fluids. Polyethylene glycol …

Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2011; 33: 822–828 Summary Background Treatment of chronic
constipation remains challenging with 50% of patients dissatisfied with current therapy …

OBJECTIVES Polyethylene glycol (PEG) 3350 (MiraLAX) is currently approved for the short-
term treatment of occasional constipation. This study was designed to compare the safety …

Background: Idiopathic slow transit constipation is one of the most severe and often
intractable forms of constipation. As motor abnormalities are thought to play an important …

Rectal hyposensitivity (RH) relates to a diminished perception of rectal distension that is
diagnosed during anorectal physiologic investigation. There have been few direct studies of …

Background Biofeedback therapy has been used to treat the symptoms of people with
chronic constipation referred to specialist services within secondary and tertiary care …

Background Fibre supplements are useful, but whether a plum‐derived mixed fibre that
contains both soluble and insoluble fibre improves constipation is unknown. Aim To …

Background: Although lactulose and polyethylene glycol are osmotic laxatives widely used
in the treatment of chronic constipation, no study has been conducted to compare their …

Abstract A new pectin (ALP-2) was extracted from the roots of Arctium lappa L. with the
molecular weight of 1.84× 10 6 Da. ALP-2 was composed of rhamnose, glucuronic acid …