Evaluation of a bulk-forming evacuant in the management of haemorrhoids
- 1 February 1974
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 61 (2), 142-144
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.1800610218
Abstract
Constipation is considered to play a part in causing haemorrhoids and the regular use of a bulk-forming aperient has been advocated in their management. The incidence of constipation in 140 patients with haemorrhoids was only 10 per cent. A double blind trial on 40 patients designed to compare a bulk-forming aperient (sterculia) with a non-bulk-forming placebo (starch) showed a slight but insignificant advantage for sterculia.Keywords
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