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EFFECTS OF METRONIDAZOLE ON INTESTINAL TRANSIT TIME AND FAECAL WEIGHTS OF HUMAN SUBJECTS
Author(s) -
Kurpad A. V.,
Shetty P. S.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
clinical and experimental pharmacology and physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1440-1681
pISSN - 0305-1870
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1681.1984.tb00866.x
Subject(s) - metronidazole , ampicillin , transit time , feces , intestinal bacteria , gastroenterology , medicine , zoology , antibiotics , gastrointestinal transit , physiology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , genetics , transport engineering , engineering
SUMMARY 1. The combined administration of metronidazole and ampicillin increased faecal weights by 198% in normal male subjects on controlled diets with constant energy, protein and dietary fibre content. 2. Intestinal transit times were unaltered despite marked increase in faecal weights.