THE DIETETIC TREATMENT OF CONSTIPATION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO FOOD FIBER
Authors: John L. Kantor, Lenna F. Cooper
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1937)

Article1 January 1937THE DIETETIC TREATMENT OF CONSTIPATION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO FOOD FIBERJOHN L. KANTOR, Ph.D., M.D., LENNA F. COOPER, M.A.JOHN L. KANTOR, Ph.D., M.D.Search for more papers by this author, LENNA F. COOPER, M.A.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-10-7-965 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe non-cathartic treatment of constipation includes, among other recognized measures, treatment by diet (vegetables, cereals, fruits, fats and water), and treatment by artificial bulk producers (mineral oil, agar, bassorin, psyllium seed, cellulose and bran). In recent years the artificial products have dominated the literature and have perhaps unduly impressed the mind of the practitioner. Useful as they may be to meet temporary conditions, it is now becoming realized that these substances cannot be employed indefinitely without the possibility of some interference with nutrition (Bastedo,2 Morgan12).It therefore seems timely to refocus attention on the diet—for this after all must always...Bibliography1. ATWATERBRYANT WOAP: The chemical composition of American food materials, U. S. Dept. Agriculture, Bulletin 28 (revised), Washington, D. C., 1906. Google Scholar2. BASTEDO WA: Foods and bulk producing drugs in the treatment of chronic constipation, Rev. Gastroenterol., 1935, ii, 279-291. Google Scholar3. BERGEIMHANSZENARNOLD OAL: The influence of fruit ingestion before meals upon the bacterial flora of stomach and large intestine and on food allergins, Am. Jr. Digest. Dis. and Nutr., 1936, iii, 45-52. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. BROWN TR: Hypothyroidism as a cause of intractible constipation, Trans. Assoc. Am. Phys., 1926, xci, 162. Google Scholar5. CHATFIELDADAMS CG: Proximate composition of fresh vegetables, U. S. Dept. Agriculture, Circular No. 146, Washington, D. C., 1931. Google Scholar6. CHATFIELDMCLAUGHLIN CLI: Proximate composition of fresh fruits, U. S. Dept. Agriculture, Circular No. 50, Washington, D. C., 1928. Google Scholar7. : Analyses of Common Foods, Bulletin 373, New Haven, 1934. Google Scholar8. COWGILLANDERSON GRWE: Laxative effects of wheat bran and "washed bran" in healthy men, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1932, xcviii, 1866-1875. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. COWGILLSULLIVAN GRAJ: Further studies on the use of wheat bran as a laxative, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1933, c, 795-802. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. EMERSONMRAKSMITH GEC: The laxative principle in prunes, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med., 1933, xxxi, 278-281. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. KANTOR JL: Roentgen diagnosis of diseases and abnormalities of the colon, Radiology, 1932, xix, 269. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. MORGAN H: The laxative effect of a regenerated cellulose in the diet. Its influence on mineral retention, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1934, cii, 995-997. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. ROSEMACLEODVAHLTEICHFUNNELLNEWTON MSGEMEHCL: The influence of bran on the alimentary tract, Jr. Am. Diet. Assoc., 1932, viii, 133-156. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. RUBNER M: Quoted in Schmidt and Strasburger, page 14-15, and in Cowgill (1932), page 20. Google Scholar15. SCHMIDTVON NOORDEN AC: Klinik der Darmkrankheiten, Ed. 2, 1921, Bergmann, Munich, pp. 382, 383. CrossrefGoogle Scholar16. SCHMIDTSTRASBURGER AJ: Die Faeces des Menschen, Ed. 4, 1915, Hirschwald, Berlin. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: JOHN L. KANTOR, Ph.D., M.D.; LENNA F. COOPER, M.A.Affiliations: New York, N. Y.*Received for publication June 29, 1936. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byReferencesEvaluation of Benulose for intestinal normalizationNitrogen Balance and Growth of the Rat as Affected by Certain Fruits in the Diet , 1 January 1937Volume 10, Issue 7 Page: 965-978 Keywords Constipation Diet Fats Food Nutrition Oils ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1937 PDF downloadLoading ...