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Original article

Colonic Propulsion in Diverticular Disease, Idiopathic Constipation, and the Irritable Colon Syndrome

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Pages 331-335 | Received 17 Jun 1976, Accepted 19 Oct 1976, Published online: 23 Feb 2010
 

Abstract

Colonic intraluminal pressure and intestinal transit were examined in diverticular disease, idiopathic constipation, and the irritable colon syndrome. Small bowel transit was normal. Total gastrointestinal transit was prolonged. Colonic transit showed an equal delay in all segments, expedited by bran. In constipation, transit was the more prolonged, but in the irritable colon syndrome, pressure was more affected. Diverticular disease patients showed features resembling each of these two groups. Pressure and transit showed an inverse relationship maintained after bran.

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