title: Effectiveness of wheat bran in preventing constipation of hospitalized orthopaedic surgery patients.
abstract: Orthopaedic patients hospitalized for surgery or confined to bed are at high risk for constipation. To determine if wheat bran ingestion would result in more stools, less laxative use, and a lower incidence of constipation after orthopaedic surgery, 16 orthopaedic patients were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups for 7 days. The study concluded that those experimental subjects who ate more wheat bran did have more bowel movements and requested fewer laxatives.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schmelzer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003248:Constipation / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009985:Orthopedics; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014908:Triticum