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Objective To observe the curative effect of Maren Soft Capsules in the treatment of senile constipation. Methods A total of 120 elderly patients with constipation were randomly divided into the observation group and the control group with 60 patients, in each group had. The observation group was treated with Maren Soft Capsules, and the control group was treated with Maren Pills. After one week's treatment, the efficacy and symptom improvement of the two groups were observed. Results The total effective rate of the observation group was 90.0%, which was significant higher than that of the control group (P < 0.05), and the dry stool, defecation, defecation incompletely, and abdominal distension symptoms were obviously improved. There was no obvious adverse reaction in two groups during the treatment. Conclusion Maren Soft Capsules are effective in the treatment of senile constipation.
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This study was aimed to explore the clinical effect of San-Jiao (SJ) acupuncture combined with Chinese medicine and Cisapride tablets in the treatment of senile constipation. A total of 118 patients were selected according to the inclusion criteria. According to the visiting sequence, patients were randomly divided into the acupuncture with Chinese medicine group of 60 cases and drug group of 58 cases. In the acupuncture with Chinese medicine group, SJ acupuncture was combined with Huang-Di (HD) powder in the treatment. In the drug group, Cisapride tablets were applied. Both groups were treated for 20 times. The scale was used in the comprehensive evaluation of integral effect evaluation of main symptoms, psychological evaluation before and after the treatment. The results showed that there was significant difference on the integral before and after treatment in both groups (P< 0.01). The posttreatment integral showed that the acupuncture with Chinese medicine group was better than the drug group (P<0.01). There was no significant difference on total effective rate between two groups. However, comparison on good improvement rate showed that the acupuncture with Chinese medicine group was better than the drug group (χ2 =28.25, P < 0.01). It was concluded that the acupuncture with Chinese medicine group had better effect on the im-provement of clinical symptom integral, psychological integral, and comprehensive effect evaluation. SJ acupuncture combined with HD powder was a safe treatment method with good effect.
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Objective To study the effect of Simo Decoction on senile constipation. Methods A total of 109 cases with senile constipation were randomly recruited into a control group (49 case) and a treatment group (60 case). The control group was treated with Dangguihuilong pill, while the treatment group was additionally treated with Simo Decoction on that basis.Results The total effective rate was 93.33% and 79.59% in the treatment group and the control group respectively, showing statistical difference (x2=22.586, P＜0.01). Conclusion It was effective to treat senile constipation with Simo Decoction.