Laxatives

A Practical Guide

Francesco Capasso, Timothy S. Gaginella (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

VII, 85 Seiten

1997 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-540-75037-6 (ISBN)

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Constipation is a common disorder that is often defined differently by patients and physicians. Clinically, constipation occurs when bowel move ments are difficult or painful. The "normality" of bowel movements, in terms of frequency, varies among individuals; frequency that is thought by one person to be constipation may be reported by another to be usual and thus normal. Often the perceived "need" to have a bowel movement leads to self-treatment with laxatives as these drugs are widely available without a prescription. This situation can raise problems in patient care, because of potential interactions between laxatives and other medications. Furthermore, chronic use (abuse) oflaxatives can cause serious medical consequences, causing patients to visit physicians, and even to be hospitalized for further evaluation and care. This has a financial impact on the patient, and on health care systems. It is essential that pharmacists, physicians and other health care practitioners counsel patients on the causes of constipation and the proper use oflaxatives. A medical work-up by a physician should be done to determine if the constipation is due to a pathological process. Often nor mal bowel function (for an invididual) can be maintained by diet and/or lifestyle. Most laxatives in use today are of botanical origin. Further research on the mechanism of action of these and synthetic laxatives is needed to bet ter define their pharmacology and toxicology.

1 Introduction.- 2 Constipation: the Rationale for Laxative Use.- 3 Role of Ion Transport in Laxative Action.- 4 Intestinal Motility and Laxative Action.- 5 Laxatives of Botanical Origin.- 6 Natural Laxatives of Mineral Origin.- 7 Synthetic Laxatives.- 8 Laxative Abuse.- 9 Methods Used to Study Laxative Drugs.- 10 Conclusions.- 11 References.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.4.1997
Zusatzinfo	VII, 85 p.
Verlagsort	Milano
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	400 g
Themenwelt	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Gastroenterologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pharmazie ► PTA / PKA
Schlagworte	Absorption • castor oil • Constipation • Drugs • laxatives • pathophysiology • pharmacology • Physiology • secretion • Transport
ISBN-10	3-540-75037-1 / 3540750371
ISBN-13	978-3-540-75037-6 / 9783540750376
Zustand	Neuware