Constipation in long-stay elderly patients: Its treatment and prevention by lactulose, poloxalkol-dihydroxyanthroquinolone and phosphate enemas

J. C. Brocklehurst; J. L. Kirkland; J. Martin; J. Ashford

doi:10.1159/000213112

Constipation in long-stay elderly patients: Its treatment and prevention by lactulose, poloxalkol-dihydroxyanthroquinolone and phosphate enemas

J. C. Brocklehurst, J. L. Kirkland, J. Martin, J. Ashford

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Abstract

37 long-stay geriatric patients were studied. All had 80% transit time (TT) in excess of 6 days. Only an average of 23% of markers were passed by day 6 and 30% of patients still had markers in situ after 2 weeks. Three daily enemas had no effect on TT and three daily enemas together with a laxative for 6 days normalized TT in 40% only. A further 3 weeks of laxatives did not prevent constipation from getting worse. The effectiveness of lactulose and poloxalkol-dihydroxyanthroquinolone, respectively, were the same and better than no treatment.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	181-184
Number of pages	4
Journal	Gerontology
Volume	29
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000213112
State	Published - 1983

Keywords

Constipation
Faecal incontinence
Laxative
Long-stay patients
Transit time

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Aging
Geriatrics and Gerontology

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