The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 275 No 7372 p513
22 October 2005

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Chronic constipation management

From Mr A. F. Huntley, MRPharmS

The last sentence of the guideline for chronic constipation management (PJ, 8 October, p434) reads “there are insufficient data regarding alternative treatments”.

I have news for these eminent researchers, who draw from a “systematic review of randomised controlled trials”. Have they never heard of the inexpensive, safe, effective glycerol suppositories that have been in use for the past century? Impacted faeces are gently metamorphosed to the consistency of blancmange within 20 minutes or less of insertion?

Go to it (American College of) Gastroenterology Chronic Constipation Task Force!

Arthur Huntley
Bristol

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