Effects of Ingestion of Galactosylsucrose on Defecation of Senile Patients with Constipation Tendencies

Abstract

Effects of ingestion of drinks containing galactosylsucrose(LS) 5g on defecation were studied in 40 senile patients with constipation tendencies (11 men and 29 women, average age 80.2•}9.b years). The duration of the experiment was four weeks divided into four periods: non-ingestion period 1(pre-ingestion period: 1st week), ingestion period 1(2nd week), ingestion period 2(3rd week), and non-ingestion period 2(post-ingestion period: 4th week). The resulting defecation frequency in patients who defecated less than 4 days a week was significantly increased (p<0.05) due to the LS drink ingestion. This increase was observed during both the ingestion period 2 and the post-ingestion period