Investigation of Supra Fiber in the Treatment of Adults With Constipation

Launched by AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · Feb 1, 2011

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Constipation as defined by Rome III criteria (3,4). Also, patients should have insufficient criteria for IBS, and only rarely experience loose stools without the use of laxatives.
• • Adults between the ages of 18-75 years
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Patients taking drugs that are known to be constipating will be excluded or asked to discontinue medications for at least 2 weeks and reassessed. Patients who remain constipated will be eligible for enrollment.
• • Co-morbid illnesses such as severe cardiovascular disease, chronic renal failure
• • Previous gastrointestinal surgery except cholecystectomy and appendectomy.
• • Neurologic diseases such as multiple sclerosis, strokes, spinal cord injuries, and those who have problems with cognizance, i.e. a mini-mental score of \<15 and/or are legally blind
• • Hirschsprung' s disease, or active local anorectal problems such as anal fissures, bleeding hemorrhoids,
• • Alternating constipation and diarrhea and those who fulfill the Rome-III criteria for irritable bowel syndrome.
• • Subjects with a known allergy to psyllium or plums.