In:
Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine, SAGE Publications, Vol. 21, No. 1 ( 2016-01), p. 48-52
Abstract:
Functional constipation (FC) is a common clinical condition without any specific physiological causes with economic cost and adverse effects on patients’ quality of life. The present study aimed to evaluate the causes of nonobstructive constipation in traditional Persian medicine and its prevalence in patients with functional constipation by content analysis of patients’ interviews and clinical exams. In this study, almost two thirds of the patients with functional constipation had mild to severe cold distemperament of the gastrointestinal system, and in almost half of them the signs and symptoms were compatible with dry distemperament of the gastrointestinal. This observational study reports high prevalence of gastrointestinal system distemperaments in patients with functional constipation. According to the results, we can consider the proposed management of distemperaments in traditional Persian medicine for functional constipation treatment and pathophysiology explanation. This project is a novel study that provides the opportunity for investigating the epidemiological aspects of these distemperaments and their relationship with functional constipation.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2156-5872
,
2156-5899
DOI:
10.1177/2156587215594745
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2016
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2968855-3
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2604898-X
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