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KMID : 0363320180390051052
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine
2018 Volume.39 No. 5 p.1052 ~ p.1060
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Two Case Reports Using Herbal Medicine for Long-Term Chronic Constipation Patients Who Take Laxatives
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Lee Jun-Young
Moon Yeon-Ju
Chae Han-Nah
Moon Goo
Kwon Young-Mi
Baek Dong-Gi
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study reports the effect of herbal medicine to replace laxatives for patients with chronic constipation.
Methods: The patients who took laxatives due to long-term constipation were prescribed herbal medicine instead. We assessed whether they could defecate without laxatives and if their bowel habits improved using only herbal medicine.
Results: The use of herbal medicine instead of laxatives improved patients’ defecation and reduced symptoms such as hard stool, difficulty during defecation, and sensation of incomplete evacuation.
Conclusions: Through two cases, we found that herbal medicine is effective for patients who are dissatisfied with laxatives.
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KEYWORD
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constipation, laxatives, herbal medicine, bowel habit, case report
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