It is the purpose of this communication to present the symptoms and the findings associated with chronic fecal impaction in children, and to outline a method of treatment. This distressing condition is not rare, and it may easily go unrecognized.…
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Apocodeine — A New Laxative With Exceptional Advantages
Introduction The more cases of constipation I see the greater is the number in which the cause seems to me to be of a nervous or mental nature. In scores of cases I have seen it come and go according…
A controlled trial of Dulcodos, Dulcolax and Senokot DX
It is now accepted that adequate preparation for most barium enema examinations is essential, particularly if the double contrast technique is to be used (Fisher 1923; 1925; Case, 1937; Welin, 1958). Several studies have shown that preparation with laxatives may…
Mineral Oil As A Laxative
There is perhaps no drug which has attained such a wide and universal currency for this purpose in the civilized world of today. Its acceptance is based on the belief that mineral oil is a bland and innocuous intestinal lubricant,…
Treatment of Chronic Constipation
The British Medical Journal, Feb. 22, 1936 Before beginning the treatment of a case of alleged constipation one should ascertain whether the patient really is constipated or only believes himself to be so. He should therefore be instructed to stop…