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Review: laxatives in the form of fibre reduce symptoms in patients with symptomatic haemorrhoids

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.9.3.79

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    Alonso-Coello P, Mills E, Heels-Ansdell D, et al. Fibre for the treatment of hemorrhoids complications: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Gastroenterol 2006;101:181–8.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    Q Do laxatives in the form of fibre induce symptom resolution in patients with symptomatic haemorrhoids?

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    Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (Cochrane Library, Issue 2, 2005), Medline (1966 to April 2005), EMBASE/Excerpta Medica (1980–2005), CINAHL (1982–2005), BIOSIS, AMED, bibliographies of relevant articles, pharmaceutical companies, content experts, and registries of ongoing trials (eg, Meta Register of Controlled Trials and US National Institute of Health register).

    Embedded ImageStudy selection and assessment:

    randomised controlled trials (RCTs), crossover trials, and quasi-randomised trials that compared any type of laxative with placebo or no therapy in patients …

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    Footnotes

    • For correspondence: Dr P Alonso-Coello, Iberoamerican Cochrane Centre, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain. palonso{at}santpau.es

    • Sources of funding: Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Subdirección General de Investigación Sanitaria; Spanish Society of Family Practice (semFYC); and Red Temática de Medicina Basada en la Evidencia.