Colonic Absorption in Idiopathic Constipation

Dynamic scanning defines a colonic defect in severe idiopathic constipation.

A technique is described in which a chemical stimulus applied to the mucosa of the right colon is used to assess colonic motor function. Peroral intubation of the right colon was achieved using a fine polyvinylchloride (PVC) tube. Bisacodyl was used to initiate colonic motor activity, and colonic transit was monitored using 99mTc-DPTA and a gamma camera. In normal subjects there was rapid movem...

Colonic distension and constipation.

a study of colonic transit time in patients with chronic idiopathic constipation

background: to determine the colon transit time (ctt) in patients complaining of functional constipation and to evaluate the correlation between abnormal transit times and the types of constipation and the correlation with age and sex. materials and methods: the signs and symptoms of 84 patients with infrequent or difficult defecation, 33 males and 51 females, with a median age of 33.7 were rec...

A Study of Colonic Transit Time in Patients With Chronic Idiopathic Constipation

Masjedi zadeh R1, Hajiani E2, Hashemi SJ3, Khodadadi M3 1 Associate Professor, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Golestan Hospital, Ahwaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahwaz, Iran 2 Associate Professor, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Golestan Hospital, Ahwaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences,...

Cisapride in Chronic Idiopathic Constipation: Clinical Response and Effect on Colonic Transit Time

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effect of cisapride on the total and segmental colonic transit times (CTT's) and on the clinical symptoms in patients with chronic idiopathic constipation, and to elucidate whether the correction of the CTT parallels the symptomatic improvement. METHODS An open prospective trial of cisapride, 10 mg t.i.d. orally for 8 weeks, was done in 25 adult patients (M: F6: 19)...