The use of bulk evacuant in patients with haemorrhoids.
Fifty-three patients with symptomatic haemorrhoids have been studied in a double-blind cross-over trial of a bulk forming agent (ispaghula husk) against a placebo. Although only 11 per cent of patients ocmplained of constipation, a significant benefit in symptoms and improved bowel habit was demonstrated.
D002482:Cellulose / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003672:Defecation; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D006484:Hemorrhoids / Q000178:diet therapy*; D006801:Humans
D004043:Dietary Fiber; D002482:Cellulose