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Usefulness of Elobixibat in Patients With Chronic Constipation After Cholecystectomy.
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- Efficacy of elobixibat for elderly patients with chronic constipation in a clinic.World journal of gastrointestinal pharmacology and therapeutics · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere have been reports that elobixibat improves bowel movements in patients with chronic constipation. However, no studies have been conducted to date to examine bowel movements after the administration of elobixibat in patients with chronic constipation in terms of the presence or absence of the gallbladder. In this study, we examined the frequency of bowel movements and stool forms in patients with gallbladders and post-cholecystectomy patients before and after the administration of elobixibat for chronic constipation.
methodsElobixibat 10 mg was administered to treat chronic constipation in 40 patients with gallbladders and 18 patients who underwent cholecystectomy. The frequencies of bowel movements one week before and after elobixibat administration were compared between the two groups, using the Bristol Stool Form Scale (BSFS).
resultsNo significant difference in patient background with or without cholecystectomy was noted between the groups. In patients with gallbladders, the pre-dosing mean frequency of bowel movements was 2.389 ± 0.502 with BSFS of 2.179 ± 0.721 and the post-dosing mean frequency of bowel movements was 4.308 ± 1.151 with BSFS of 3.718 ± 1.521, indicating significant improvement in bowel movements (p < 0.001). In post-cholecystectomy patients, the pre-dosing mean frequency of bowel movements was 2.389 ± 0.502 with BSFS of 2.222 ± 0.647 and the post-dosing mean frequency of bowel movements was 4.222 ± 1.734 with BSFS of 3.333±1.237, indicating significant improvement in bowel movements (p < 0.001). No significant difference in bowel movements was noted between patients with or without the gallbladder.
conclusionsElobixibat is useful in improving the bowel movements of patients with chronic constipation. No significant difference was noted in the improvement of bowel movements due to cholecystectomy. It was suggested that even post-cholecystectomy patients could obtain therapeutic effects similar to patients with gallbladders.
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