Polyethylene glycol-based laxatives for chronic constipation - Authors' reply

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Gastroenterology, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
² Clinical Enteric Neuroscience Translational and Epidemiological Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
³ Leeds Gastroenterology Institute, St James's University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK; Leeds Institute of Medical Research, St James's University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK.
⁴ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Lynda K and David M Underwood Center for Digestive Disorders, Houston Methodist Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College, Houston, Texas, USA.
⁵ Leeds Gastroenterology Institute, St James's University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK; Leeds Institute of Medical Research, St James's University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK. Electronic address: alexf12399@yahoo.com.

Comment

Pavit Luthra et al. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Feb.

. 2020 Feb;5(2):110-111.

doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(19)30381-4. Epub 2020 Jan 8.

¹ Centre for Gastroenterology, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
² Clinical Enteric Neuroscience Translational and Epidemiological Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
³ Leeds Gastroenterology Institute, St James's University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK; Leeds Institute of Medical Research, St James's University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK.
⁴ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Lynda K and David M Underwood Center for Digestive Disorders, Houston Methodist Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College, Houston, Texas, USA.
⁵ Leeds Gastroenterology Institute, St James's University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK; Leeds Institute of Medical Research, St James's University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK. Electronic address: alexf12399@yahoo.com.

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Efficacy of drugs in chronic idiopathic constipation: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.
Luthra P, Camilleri M, Burr NE, Quigley EMM, Black CJ, Ford AC. Luthra P, et al. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Nov;4(11):831-844. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(19)30246-8. Epub 2019 Aug 29. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019. PMID: 31474542
Polyethylene glycol-based laxatives for chronic constipation.
Akriche F, Amlani B, Belsey J. Akriche F, et al. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Feb;5(2):110. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(19)30384-X. Epub 2020 Jan 8. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020. PMID: 31928989 No abstract available.