The effect of food, vitamin, or mineral supplements on chronic constipation in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
- 2023-05-27
- Meta-Analysis · n = 787
- Neurogastroenterology and motility 35(11)
- Alice van der Schoot
- Alice Creedon
- Kevin Whelan
- Eirini Dimidi
- PubMed: 37243443
- DOI: 10.1111/nmo.14613
- High evidence
- Clinical
Overall, 61% responded to senna and 28% to control; however, this did not reach statistical significance (RR 2.78, [0.93, 8.27]; p = 0.07)
- Effect
- Neutral
- Effect size
- Moderate
- Significant
- No