Medical Management of Constipation in Elderly Patients: Systematic Review

CONCLUSIONS: Bulk laxative, osmotic laxative, stimulant laxative with or without fiber, and other medications can be used in elderly patients in short-term within 3 months with reasonable safety. However, the quality of included studies was not high and most of studies was conducted in a small number of patients. Among these laxatives, polyethylene glycol seems to be safe and effective in long-term use of about 6 months in elderly patients.PMID:34642269 | PMC:PMC8521458 | DOI:10.5056/jnm20210

Source: Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility - October 13, 2021 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Seung Joo Kang Young Sin Cho Tae Hee Lee Seong-Eun Kim Han Seung Ryu Jung-Wook Kim Seon-Young Park Yoo Jin Lee Jeong Eun Shin Constipation Research Group of the Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility Source Type: research