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A study of bulking agents in elderly patients.

Age and ageing ·Vol. 9 ·No. 4 ·1980-11-00 ·Pages 267-71

Smith RG, Rowe MJ, Smith AN, Eastwood MA, Drummond E, Brydon WG

Abstract

A study comparing the effects of bran and ispaghula in constipated elderly patients is described. Ispaghula and bran increased the wet and dry stool weight. There were no serious side-effects and no change in colonic pressures. The use of these bulking agents is shown to be better than the traditional use of laxatives in the elderly.

MeSH Terms

Aged Bicarbonates/therapeutic use Cellulose/therapeutic use Citrates/therapeutic use Citric Acid Constipation/diet therapy Dietary Fiber/therapeutic use Drug Combinations/therapeutic use Edible Grain Feces/analysis Female Humans Male Plant Extracts/therapeutic use Sodium Bicarbonate

Chemicals

Bicarbonates Citrates Dietary Fiber Drug Combinations Plant Extracts Citric Acid citric acid, ispaghula husk, sodium bicarbonate drug combination Sodium Bicarbonate Cellulose

Authors & Affiliations

6 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Smith R G

Rowe M J

Smith A N

Eastwood M A

Drummond E

Brydon W G

Article Info

Journal

Age and ageing

Abbr.

Age Ageing

ISSN

0002-0729

DOI

10.1093/ageing/9.4.267

Published

1980-11-00

Pages

267-71

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

0375655

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1093/ageing/9.4.267 View journal details

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