Results: 6

Does prophylactic use of postcesarean section laxatives favor bowel movements?

Introduction: Chronic constipation (CC) is a highly prevalent disease in Western society. Chronic constipation can have a different etiology in patients who underwent a cesarean section and result from postoperative stress and metabolic response to trauma, analgesic agents, immobilization, and dietary re...

Estreñimiento funcional en pediatría, diagnóstico y tratamiento

Arch. argent. pediatr; 119 (1), 2021
El estreñimiento funcional es un motivo de consulta frecuente en pediatría, con una prevalencia del 3 %. El Grupo de Trabajo de Constipación del Comité de Gastroenterología de la Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría se reunió con el objetivo de actualizar el diagnóstico y ...

Effect of polyethylene glycol versus lactulose on abdominal pain in children occult constipation: a randomized controlled study: un estudio controlado aleatorio

Introduction and aim: Functional abdominal pain (FAP) is one of the major gastrointestinal complaints in childhood. Studies have reported occult constipation (OC) as one of the leading causes of abdominal pain. Recent researches have proposed laxatives as potent therapeutic targets for abdominal pain in ...

Combinations of laxatives and green banana biomass on the treatment of functional constipation in children and adolescents: a randomized study

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 95 (1), 2019
Abstract 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 Rome IV Criteria, who were divided into...

Síndrome de intestino irritable en adultos en atención primaria: resumen de la guía NICE
Irritable bowel syndrome in adults in primary care (NICE clinical guideline CG61)

Diagnosis and treatment of constipation: a clinical update based on the Rome IV criteria

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the published professional association guidelines regarding the current diagnosis and treatment of functional intestinal constipation in adults and to compare those guidelines with the authors' experience to standardize actions that aid clinical reasoning an...