"Cathartics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Agents that are used to stimulate evacuation of the bowels.
| Descriptor ID |
D002400
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.954.483.396
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| Concept/Terms |
Cathartics- Cathartics
- Bowel Evacuants
- Evacuants, Bowel
- Purgatives
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cathartics" by people in Profiles.
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An Educational Intervention to Improve Patient Outcomes for Colonoscopy. Gastroenterol Nurs. 2023 Jan-Feb 01; 46(1):23-29.
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Polyethylene Glycol-3350 (Miralax?)+1.9-L sports drink (Gatorade?)+2 tablets of bisacodyl results in inferior bowel preparation for colonoscopy compared with Polyethylene Glycol-Ascorbic Acid (MoviPrep?). Turk J Gastroenterol. 2018 01; 29(1):67-74.
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Safety and efficacy of glucomannan for weight loss in overweight and moderately obese adults. J Obes. 2013; 2013:610908.