Biomaterial Database

Constipation in the elderly. 1994

D Maslen, and S R Jones

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D002400	Cathartics	Agents that are used to stimulate evacuation of the bowels.	Bowel Evacuant,Bowel Preparation Solution,Cathartic,Purgative,Purgatives,Bowel Evacuants,Bowel Preparation Solutions,Evacuant, Bowel,Evacuants, Bowel,Preparation Solution, Bowel,Preparation Solutions, Bowel,Solution, Bowel Preparation,Solutions, Bowel Preparation
D003248	Constipation	Infrequent or difficult evacuation of FECES. These symptoms are associated with a variety of causes, including low DIETARY FIBER intake, emotional or nervous disturbances, systemic and structural disorders, drug-induced aggravation, and infections.	Colonic Inertia,Dyschezia
D004143	Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid	All-purpose surfactant, wetting agent, and solubilizer used in the drug, cosmetics, and food industries. It has also been used in laxatives and as cerumenolytics. It is usually administered as either the calcium, potassium, or sodium salt.	Dioctyl Sulfosuccinates,Docusate,Aerosol OT,Colace,DEH-Na-SS,DOSS,Diethylhexyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate,Dioctyl Sulfosuccinate,Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid, Ammonium Salt,Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid, Barium Salt,Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid, Calcium Salt,Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid, Magnesium Salt,Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid, Potassium Salt,Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid, Sodium Salt,Dioctylsulfosuccinate,Docusate Calcium,Docusate Potassium,Docusate Sodium,Sodium Bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate,Sodium Dioctyl Sulfosuccinate,Sodium Dioctylsulphosuccinate,Sulfosuccinic Acid bis(2-Ethylhexyl) Ester,DEH Na SS,Dioctyl Sulfosuccinate, Sodium,Dioctylsulphosuccinate, Sodium,Sodium Sulfosuccinate, Diethylhexyl,Sulfosuccinate, Diethylhexyl Sodium,Sulfosuccinate, Dioctyl,Sulfosuccinates, Dioctyl
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly