Effects of a Laxation and Probiotic Bowel Preparation Regimen: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Patients Undergoing Prostate Radiation Therapy.
Conclusions: The osmotic laxative was more effective at achieving lower rectal gas levels than a bulking laxative with probiotic in this study. Larger studies of commonly used laxatives are required to develop recommendations for bowel preparation during radiotherapy to the prostate.
PMID: 31560227 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Nutrition and Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Weston N, Luscombe G, Duncanson K Tags: Nutr Cancer Source Type: research
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