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R. G. SMITH, M. J. ROWE, A. N. SMITH, M. A. EASTWOOD, ELIZABETH DRUMMOND, W. G. BRYDON, A STUDY OF BULKING AGENTS IN ELDERLY PATIENTS, Age and Ageing, Volume 9, Issue 4, November 1980, Pages 267–271, https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/9.4.267
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Abstract
A study comparing the effects of bran and ispaghula in constipated elderly patients is described. Ispaghula and bran increased the wet and dry stool weight. There were no serious side-effects and no change in colonic pressures. The use of these bulking agents is shown to be better than the traditional use of laxatives in the elderly.
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