ArticleInternational journal of clinical and experimental medicine2015
Observations on the curative effect of lactulose for postpartum constipation based on a large sample study.
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- [Seoul Consensus on Clinical Practice Guidelines for Functional Constipation].The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi · 2025Guideline
- Pharmacologic Treatment of Chronic Constipation.The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi · 2024Review
- 2022 Seoul Consensus on Clinical Practice Guidelines for Functional Constipation.Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility · 2023Review
- Chinese herbal medicine for postpartum constipation: a protocol of systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2019Article
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Abstract
unlabelledTo evaluate the efficacy and safety of lactulose in the intervention treatment of postpartum women with constipation.
methodsThe study adopted the multicenter clinical survey with a big sample which enrolled 4781 valid questionnaires from postpartum women in 18 different districts. All of them were treated with lactulose oral solution. Their constipation-related symptoms and routine examination on blood, urine and stool were monitored before and after lactulose intervention. The treatment duration lasted 2 weeks and all the patients were followed for 4 weeks.
resultTheir stool consistency, daily defecation frequencies, defecating time and dyschezia were improved significantly after lactulose intervention, and the good therapeutic effect was remained at the off-medication session. Furthermore, abnormal rate of each index in blood, urine and stool examination showed a decreased trend.
conclusionLactulose offered good therapeutic benefit and could be developed as an effective intervention to postpartum women with constipation.
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