title: A study of bulking agents in elderly patients.
abstract: A study comparing the effects of bran and ispaghula in constipated elderly patients is described. Ispaghula and bran increased the wet and dry stool weight. There were no serious side-effects and no change in colonic pressures. The use of these bulking agents is shown to be better than the traditional use of laxatives in the elderly.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001639:Bicarbonates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002482:Cellulose / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002951:Citrates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019343:Citric Acid; D003248:Constipation / Q000178:diet therapy*; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004338:Drug Combinations / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002523:Edible Grain; D005243:Feces / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017693:Sodium Bicarbonate
chemical_list: D001639:Bicarbonates; D002951:Citrates; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D004338:Drug Combinations; D010936:Plant Extracts; D019343:Citric Acid; C018299:citric acid, ispaghula husk, sodium bicarbonate drug combination; D017693:Sodium Bicarbonate; D002482:Cellulose