Abstract
Results from a controlled clinical trial indicate that low doses of polyethylene glycol solutions are more effective and have fewer side-effects than lactulose. Large doses of polyethylene glycol are effective in the treatment of faecal impaction. Resolution of faecal impaction was obtained in all patients, and in 25/30 patients with three administrations in a three-day period.
Publication types
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Clinical Trial
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Multicenter Study
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Randomized Controlled Trial
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Cathartics / therapeutic use*
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Constipation / drug therapy*
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Fecal Impaction / drug therapy*
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Female
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Humans
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Lactulose / therapeutic use
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Pilot Projects
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Polyethylene Glycols / therapeutic use*
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Single-Blind Method
Substances
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Cathartics
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Polyethylene Glycols
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Lactulose