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Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Evidence-Based Supplement Research

sweet potato and Improved First Defecation Timing

Doses used in studies

g/day: 200 (median 200, IQR 200–200) — 1 study

1 of 1 paper

Improvement of Constipation in Leukemia Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy Using Sweet Potato.
- 2016-05
- RCT · n = 63
- Cancer nursing 39(3)
- - Jing-Ying Zou
  - Yi Xu
  - Xiao-Hua Wang
  - Qing Jiang
  - Xia-Ming Zhu
- PubMed: 25881813
- DOI: 10.1097/ncc.0000000000000257
6 Insights on
- Improved First Defecation Timing
- High evidence
- Clinical
the rate of having first defecation within 24 hours after chemotherapy initiation were significantly improved in the intervention group
Effect
Beneficial
Effect size
Small
Significant
Yes
Dose
200 g/day