Tolerance and long-term efficacy of polyethylene glycol 4000 (Forlax®) compared to lactulose in elderly patients with chronic constipation

Philippe Chassagne (1) , P. Ducrotté (2, 3, 4, 5) , P. Garnier (6) , H. Mathiex-Fortunet (7)

1 ROUEN - Med Int Gériatrie - Service de Médecine Interne Gériatrie Thérapeutique
2 Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie [CHU Rouen]
3 ADEN - Nutrition, inflammation et dysfonctionnement de l'axe intestin-cerveau
4 IRIB - Institute for Research and Innovation in Biomedicine
5 UNIROUEN UFR Santé - UNIROUEN - UFR Santé
6 CRAterre - CRAterre
7 Ipsen - Ipsen [Boulogne Billancourt]

Keywords: Chronic constipation; elderly; polyethylene glycol 4000; macrogol; lactulose; safety

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Human health and pathology; Hépatology and Gastroenterology

Philippe Chassagne, P. Ducrotté, P. Garnier, H. Mathiex-Fortunet. Tolerance and long-term efficacy of polyethylene glycol 4000 (Forlax®) compared to lactulose in elderly patients with chronic constipation. Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging, 2017, 21 (4), pp.429-439. ⟨10.1007/s12603-016-0762-6⟩. ⟨hal-02301622⟩