How adding the abdominal massage to polyethylene glycol can improve symptom and quality of life in patients with functional constipation in comparison with each one of the treatment modalities alone: A randomized clinical trial

摘要

Background: A variety of medical and non-medical treatments have been introduced for functional constipation relief. Here, we aimed to compare the efficacy of a combination of polyethylene glycol (PEG) and abdominal massage with each one of the treatments alone.