background: constipation is a common problemin elderly subjects. probiotics have been suggested to improve intestinal motility and to reduce fecal enzyme activity. in this study, the effect of lactobacillus acidophilus tablets on elderly subjects was compared with placebo.â  materials andmethods: elderly subjects (n = 48) with chief complaint of constipation were enrolled in a randomly double-b...

BACKGROUND Large-scale RCTs comparing different types of exercise training in institutionalised older people are scarce, especially regarding effects on habitual physical activity and constipation. This study investigated the effects of different training protocols on habitual physical activity and constipation of older adults living in long-term care facilities. METHODS A randomized controll...

This is an admirable and pvactical little book which practising physicians will find of much use. Habitual constipation is a complaint every medical man has to deal with and one in which the skilled clinician is able to do much good. Of the present little book some chapters appeared in the author's Contributions to Practical Medicine (5th Ed., 1912). It contains six chapters and their contents ...