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Clinical Trial
. 1978 Apr;65(4):291-2.
doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800650421.

The use of bulk evacuant in patients with haemorrhoids

D J Webster, D C Gough, J L Craven
Clinical Trial

The use of bulk evacuant in patients with haemorrhoids

D J Webster et al. Br J Surg. 1978 Apr.

Abstract

Fifty-three patients with symptomatic haemorrhoids have been studied in a double-blind cross-over trial of a bulk forming agent (ispaghula husk) against a placebo. Although only 11 per cent of patients ocmplained of constipation, a significant benefit in symptoms and improved bowel habit was demonstrated.

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