"Psyllium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Dried, ripe seeds of PLANTAGO PSYLLIUM; PLANTAGO INDICA; and PLANTAGO OVATA. Plantain seeds swell in water and are used as demulcents and bulk laxatives.
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D011620
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.215.784.500.720
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Psyllium" by people in Profiles.
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Sex-Dependent Efficacy of Dietary Fiber in Pediatric Functional Abdominal Pain. Gastroenterology. 2024 04; 166(4):645-657.e14.
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Efficacy of Oral Psyllium in Pediatric Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Double-Blind Randomized Control Trial. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2023 08 01; 77(2):e49-e50.
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Modulations in the offspring gut microbiome are refractory to postnatal synbiotic supplementation among juvenile primates. BMC Microbiol. 2018 04 05; 18(1):28.
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Psyllium Fiber Reduces Abdominal Pain in Children With Irritable Bowel Syndrome in a Randomized, Double-Blind Trial. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 May; 15(5):712-719.e4.
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Loperamide Versus Psyllium Fiber for Treatment of Fecal Incontinence: The Fecal Incontinence Prescription (Rx) Management (FIRM) Randomized Clinical Trial. Dis Colon Rectum. 2015 Oct; 58(10):983-93.
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Optimum dosage of ispaghula husk in patients with irritable bowel syndrome: correlation of symptom relief with whole gut transit time and stool weight. Gut. 1987 Feb; 28(2):150-5.
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Use of psyllium in the management of chronic nonspecific diarrhea of childhood. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 1982; 1(3):361-3.