[Relationship between dietary fibers and constipation (author's transl)].
Twenty-two women suffering from constipation were compared with an equal number of controls. Although both groups had similar mean daily total dietary fiber intake (12.4 and 12.7 g respectively) and mean daily cereal fiber intake (3.3 and 3.6 g respectively), the mean mouth-to-anus transit time for food was significantly longer (p less than 0.01) in constipated women (66.8 h) than in controls (48.5 h).
D002482:Cellulose / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003248:Constipation / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002149:Energy Intake; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010528:Peristalsis; D013997:Time Factors
D004043:Dietary Fiber; D002482:Cellulose
Rapports entre fibres alimentaires et constipation.