SynthesisFrontiers in nutrition2022
Effect of fruit intake on functional constipation: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized and crossover studies.
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- Rome IV Functional Constipation in Childhood: Early-Life Factors and Dietary Habits in a Southeast Asian Clinical Setting.Journal of paediatrics and child health · 2026Article
- Debunking Constipation Myths: What Community Pharmacists Need to Know.Farmaceuticos comunitarios · 2026Review
- The Anti-Constipation Effect of Garlic Polysaccharides: Roles of Gut Barrier Integrity, VIP Pathway, and the Microbiota-SCFAs Axis.Food science & nutrition · 2026Article
- Isolation, Identification, and Validation of Strains from Commercial Probiotics: Do We Get What We Expect?Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Dietary Patterns and Incident Chronic Constipation in Three Prospective Cohorts of Middle- and Older-Aged Adults.Gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Effect of Physical Activity on the Association Between Diet and Constipation: Evidence From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2010.Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility · 2024Article
- Approach to the diagnosis and management of dysbiosis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Review
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- Dietary Fibers in Healthy Children and in Pediatric Gastrointestinal Disorders: A Practical Guide.Nutrients · 2023Review
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Abstract
Functional constipation (FC) is commonly treated with fruits whose efficacy remains unclear. We conducted a meta-analysis of fruit intervention for FC and provided evidence-based recommendations. We searched seven databases from inception to July 2022. All randomized and crossover studies on the effectiveness of fruits on FC were included. We conducted sensitivity and subgroup analysis. A total of 11 studies were included in this review. Four trials showed that kiwifruits have significantly increased stool frequency (MD = 0.26, 95% CI (0.22, 0.30),
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