Using a footstool does not aid simulated defecation in undifferentiated constipation: A randomized trial.

Rose Qizhengyan TrieuGillian ProttCarol SequeiraMichael P Jones Yoav MazorMargaret SchnitzlerAllison Malcolm

Published in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2023)

Although the use of a footstool led to changes in defecatory posture, it did not improve subjective or objective measures of simulated defecation in patients with undifferentiated constipation. Therefore, the recommendation for its use during evacuation cannot be applied to all patients with constipation.

Keyphrases

irritable bowel syndrome
abdominal pain
physical activity