Constipation, fibre intake and the menstrual cycle
Jill Davies
(Head of Nutrition Research Centre, South Bank University, London, UK)
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Abstract
This article focuses on the tendency of women to suffer from constipation‐type symptoms premenstrually. It is suggested that these undesirable changes in bowel habit may be mediated through raised progesterone levels and decreased intakes of dietary fibre. Dietary reference values for non‐starch polysaccharide are questioned.
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Citation
Davies, J. (1998), "Constipation, fibre intake and the menstrual cycle", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. 98 No. 5, pp. 272-274. https://doi.org/10.1108/00346659810224190
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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