Improving bowel habits after pelvic surgery
Part of Digestive system clinical trials.
This study looks at ways to improve bowel habits after vaginal surgery for pelvic organ prolapse. It aims to find better routines to help you recover comfortably.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are a woman 18 years or older
- You are scheduled for vaginal surgery to fix pelvic organ prolapse (when pelvic organs slip out of place)
- You do not regularly take laxatives for chronic constipation
- You do not have a bowel condition (such as irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer, or a fistula between the vagina and rectum)
- You have not had bowel surgery or a bowel injury during surgery
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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