Plantain and Improved Bowel Movement Frequency

• [Phytotherapeutic recommendations in medical guidelines for the treatment of gastroenterological diseases - a systematic review].

  • 2024-04-11
  • Systematic Review
  • Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie 62(07)
  • • Sandra Utz
    • Miriam Bittel
    • Jost Langhorst

  • PubMed: 38604221
  • DOI: 10.1055/a-2279-5045

  7 Insights on

  • Improved Bowel Movement Frequency

  • High evidence

  For chronic constipation, 30g of fiber per day is recommended. Best data exists for plantago psyllium with moderate evidence and chicory inulin.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  30g of fiber per day