Fibre intake in patients with constipation or self-defined constipation

Introduction: The most frequently given advice of the doctors is to increase the fiber and fluid intake to make the stool softer in patients with constipation. Modification of the diet has been shown to decrease the transit time in just a few patients most likely in those who have normal transit constipation. The AIM of the study was to ivestigate the fibre and fluid intake in patients with constipation, self-defined constipation (SDC) and healthy controls. Method: The patients were divided into two groups according to the result of anorectal physiology investigation: slow (STC) and normal transit constipation (…