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Functional constipation in children - evaluation and management.

Przeglad gastroenterologiczny

Gibas-Dorna M, Piątek J.
PMID: 25276249
Prz Gastroenterol. 2014;9(4):194-9. doi: 10.5114/pg.2014.45099. Epub 2014 Sep 16.

Almost 1/3 of gastrointestinal consultations are related to constipation, and over 90% of them are of functional origin. Proper diagnosis and adequate treatment (both nonpharmacological and pharmacological) may limit the number of specialist visits and can be beneficial for...

Safety, efficacy, and patient acceptability of rifaximin for hepatic encephalopathy.

Patient preference and adherence

Kimer N, Krag A, Gluud LL.
PMID: 24672227
Patient Prefer Adherence. 2014 Mar 18;8:331-8. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S41565. eCollection 2014.

Hepatic encephalopathy is a complex disease entity ranging from mild cognitive dysfunction to deep coma. Traditionally, treatment has focused on a reduction of ammonia through a reduced production, absorption, or clearance. Rifaximin is a nonabsorbable antibiotic, which reduces the...

Evaluation of Anti-Wrinkle Effects of DuOligo, Composed of Lactulose and Galactooligosaccharides.

Preventive nutrition and food science

Jung EY, Kwon JI, Hong YH, Suh HJ.
PMID: 29333394
Prev Nutr Food Sci. 2017 Dec;22(4):381-384. doi: 10.3746/pnf.2017.22.4.381. Epub 2017 Dec 31.

Currently, alternatives to prebiotics for skin treatment are receiving much interest. However, little is known about the efficacy of topically applied prebiotics in skin anti-aging. This study was conducted to observe the anti-aging effects of DuOligo, which is composed...

Blood glucose response after oral intake of lactulose in healthy volunteers: A randomized, controlled, cross-over study.

World journal of gastrointestinal pharmacology and therapeutics

Steudle J, Schön C, Wargenau M, Pauly L, Schwejda-Güttes S, Gaigg B, Kuchinka-Koch A, Stover JF.
PMID: 30090645
World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther. 2018 Aug 07;9(3):22-30. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v9.i3.22.

AIM: To investigate possible changes of blood glucose levels after oral intake of lactulose in healthy subjects.METHODS: The study was performed as prospective, randomized, two-part study with 4-way cross-over design with RESULTS: The blood glucose concentration-time curves after intake...

Selection of a cut-off for high- and low-methane producers using a spot-methane breath test: results from a large north American dataset of hydrogen, methane and carbon dioxide measurements in breath.

Gastroenterology report

Gottlieb K, Le C, Wacher V, Sliman J, Cruz C, Porter T, Carter S.
PMID: 28130375
Gastroenterol Rep (Oxf). 2017 Aug;5(3):193-199. doi: 10.1093/gastro/gow048. Epub 2017 Jan 27.

BACKGROUND: Levels of breath methane, together with breath hydrogen, are determined by means of repeated collections of both, following ingestion of a carbohydrate substrate, at 15-20 minutes intervals, until 10 samples have been obtained. The frequent sampling is required...

Wound haematoma: The first sign in a case of late postpartum HELLP syndrome.

Case reports in women's health

Pritchard NL, Keane JL.
PMID: 29629310
Case Rep Womens Health. 2015 Aug 22;8:1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.crwh.2015.08.001. eCollection 2015 Oct.

HELLP syndrome, a severe manifestation of preeclampsia characterised by haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and thrombocytopaenia, occurs in 0.5-0.9% of pregnancies and is associated with significant maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. We present the case of a 30 year...

Effects of glutamine on markers of intestinal inflammatory response and mucosal permeability in abdominal surgery patients: A meta-analysis.

Experimental and therapeutic medicine

Shu XL, Yu TT, Kang K, Zhao J.
PMID: 28105083
Exp Ther Med. 2016 Dec;12(6):3499-3506. doi: 10.3892/etm.2016.3799. Epub 2016 Oct 12.

The present meta-analysis was carried out to determine whether supplementation with glutamine (Gln) would reduce the intestinal inflammatory response and mucosal permeability in patients undergoing abdominal surgery. The PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and The Cochrane Library databases were...

A Randomized Clinical Trial on Treatment of Chronic Constipation by Traditional Persian Medicine Recommendations Compared to Allopathic Medicine: A Pilot Study.

International journal of preventive medicine

Fattahi MR, Alorizi SME, Nimrouzi M, Zarshenas MM, Parvizi MM.
PMID: 28757927
Int J Prev Med. 2017 Jul 04;8:50. doi: 10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_302_16. eCollection 2017.

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and side effects of lactulose plus traditional Persian medicine with only lactulose on the functional chronic constipation.METHODS: Participants included 20 patients (10 in each group) aged 18-80 years,...

Effects of inulin and lactulose on the intestinal morphology of calves.

Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience

Masanetz S, Wimmer N, Plitzner C, Limbeck E, Preißinger W, Pfaffl MW.
PMID: 22444127
Animal. 2010 May;4(5):739-44. doi: 10.1017/S1751731109991728.

For some time now prebiotics have been proposed to improve health by stimulation of beneficial bacteria in the intestine of humans and animals. The current study is aiming to show effects of feeding of either 2% inulin or 2%...

New Trends for the Evaluation of Heat Treatments of Milk.

Journal of analytical methods in chemistry

Ritota M, Di Costanzo MG, Mattera M, Manzi P.
PMID: 29230345
J Anal Methods Chem. 2017;2017:1864832. doi: 10.1155/2017/1864832. Epub 2017 Nov 02.

Milk is generally very rich in nutrients and this may lead it to be an ideal growth environment for many microorganisms, including pathogens, so effective measurements aiming to ensure total microbiological safety of milk and minimize the risk to...

Effects of preoperative oral administration of glucose solution combined with postoperative probiotics on inflammation and intestinal barrier function in patients after colorectal cancer surgery.

Oncology letters

Xu Q, Xu P, Cen Y, Li W.
PMID: 31289543
Oncol Lett. 2019 Jul;18(1):694-698. doi: 10.3892/ol.2019.10336. Epub 2019 May 08.

The effects of preoperative oral administration of glucose solution combined with postoperative probiotics on inflammation and intestinal barrier function in patients after colorectal cancer surgery were observed. Sixty patients treated and scheduled to undergo radical resection of colorectal cancer...

Laxative use and clinical correlates in hospitalized patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder: a retrospective descriptive study.

Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

Lai J, Zhou W, Lu Q, Huang T, Xu Y, Hu S.
PMID: 29670353
Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2018 Apr 05;14:933-936. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S151396. eCollection 2018.

BACKGROUND: Constipation is a common clinical problem with insufficient attention. Medication-emergent constipation is a rarely studied adverse reaction in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).METHODS: In this descriptive study, we retrospectively investigated the prevalence of laxative use and its relationship...

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