UniFiber® Site References/Constipation Related Articles

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  2. National Institutes of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases. Constipation. Available at: http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/constipation/#treatment.
    Accessed March, 2007.
  3. The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. Constipation. Available at: http://www.fascrs.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=8. Accessed March, 2007.
  4. National Center for Health Statistics. Dietary Intake of Macronutrients, Micronutrients, and Other Dietary Constituents: United States, 1988–94. Vital and Health Statistics, Series 11, Number 245. July 2002.
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  7. Tramonte SM, Brand MB, Mulrow CD, Amato MG, O'Keefe ME, Ramirez G. The treatment of chronic constipation in adults: a systematic review. J Gen Intern Med. 1997;12:15-24.
  8. Muller-Lissner SA, Kamm MA, Scarpignato C, Wald A. Myths and misconceptions about chronic constipation. Am J Gastroenterol. 2005;100:232-242.
  9. International Foundation for functional Gastrointestinal Disorders. Medications can affect colonic function. Available at: http://www.aboutibs.org/Publications/constimeds.html. Accessed March, 2007.
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