Effect of long-term abdominal warming on constipation of female college student

Keiko,HOSONO, Jun,IWAMOTO, 細野, 恵子, 岩元, 純

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温熱シートによる長時間温罨法が若年女性の便秘症状に及ぼす影響
オンネツシートニヨルチョウジカンオンアンポウガジャクネンジョセイノベンピショウジョウニオヨボスエイキョウ

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We examined the effect of lower abdominal warming (8hrs per day for 7 days in total) on constipation in 18 volunteered female subjects (20±2y). The commercially available steaming pad (12cm x 20cm, Megu-rizumu, Kao Corp.Tokyo) that can generate hot steam heat to raise local skin temperature up to 40℃ was applied to the skin surface of the lower abdomen with an attachment belt. Magnitude of constipation was measured with an 8 item questionnaire, the Japanese version of the Constipation Assessment Scale-Long Term (CAS-LT), which consists of questions for eight bowel symptoms of constipation. The total score of CAS-LT changed significantly from 7.4± 1.2 to 5.4 ±1.8 as a result of abdominal warming. Significant improvement was observed in 5 symptoms including abdominal distension, frequency of bowel movement, incomplete evacuation, bulk amount, and smooth anal passage. This suggests that sufficient abdominal warming may promote intestinal movement as well as the defecation reflex. In conclusion, long-term abdominal warming with a heating pad seems to be a good and convenient alternative treatment for constipation.

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Bulletin of Nayoro City University

Bulletin of Nayoro City University 1 31-34, 2007-03-31

名寄市立大学・市立名寄短期大学

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