Do Stool Form and Frequency Correlate With Whole-Gut and Colonic Transit? Results From a Multicenter Study in Constipated Individuals and Healthy Controls

Despite a lack of supportive data, stool form and stool frequency are often used as clinical surrogates for gut transit in constipated patients. The aim of this study was to assess the correlation between stool characteristics (form and frequency) and gut transit in constipated and healthy adults. A...

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Published in:	The American journal of gastroenterology Vol. 105; no. 2; pp. 403 - 411
Main Authors:	Saad, Richard J, Rao, Satish SC, Koch, Kenneth L, Kuo, Braden, Parkman, Henry P, McCallum, Richard W, Sitrin, Michael D, Wilding, Gregory E, Semler, Jack R, Chey, William D
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Basingstoke Nature Publishing Group 01.02.2010 Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Subjects:	Adult Aged Biological and medical sciences Capsule Endoscopy Chronic Disease Constipation - diagnosis Constipation - etiology Constipation - physiopathology Defecation Defecography Feces Female Gastroenterology Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Gastrointestinal Transit - physiology Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Predictive Value of Tests Surface Properties Young Adult Human Colon Feces Gastroenterology Gut
ISSN:	0002-9270, 1572-0241, 1572-0241
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