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- Title
Calcium polycarbophil improves constipation in non-traumatic spinal cord disorders.
- Authors
Sakakibara, Ryuji; Yamaguchi, Taketo; Uchiyama, Tomoyuki; Liu, Zhi; Yamamoto, Tatsuya; Ito, Takashi; Odaka, Takeo; Hattori, Takamichi
- Abstract
Calcium polycarbophil shortened total colonic transit time ( P < 0.05), increased bowel frequency and improved defecation difficulty in four patients with non-traumatic spinal cord disorders. Polycarbophil may be useful for the treatment of constipation.
- Subjects
SPINAL cord diseases; CONSTIPATION; AUTONOMIC nervous system diseases; DEFECATION disorders; INTESTINAL diseases; CALCIUM
- Publication
Clinical Autonomic Research, 2006, Vol 16, Issue 4, p289
- ISSN
0959-9851
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10286-006-0356-1