Open AccessPartially hydrolyzed guar gum in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation: Effects of gender, age, and body mass index
Author(s) -
Luigi Russo,
Paolo Andreozzi,
Francesco Zito,
Letizia Vozzella,
Ivana Savino,
Giovanni Sarnelli,
Rosario Cuomo
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.153835
Subject(s) - medicine , irritable bowel syndrome , constipation , body mass index , laxative , defecation , bloating , abdominal pain , gastroenterology , enema , cathartic , quality of life (healthcare) , nursing
Partially hydrolyzed guar gum (PHGG) relieves symptoms in constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and may have prebiotic properties. However, the correlation between the effectiveness of PHGG and patient characteristics has not been examined. We aimed to investigate the effect of PHGG in symptom relief on constipation-predominant IBS according to gender, age, and body mass index (BMI).