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  • Title: Effects of dietary supplements of wheat bran and cellulose on faeces and bowel function.
    Author: Eastwood MA, Kirkpatrick JR, Mitchell WD, Bone A, Hamilton T.
    Journal: Br Med J; 1973 Nov 17; 4(5889):392-4. PubMed ID: 4749759.
    Abstract:
    In a study of bowel function in normal subjects wheat bran or cellulose was added to the diet for four weeks (16 g/day). Stool weight increased. Intestinal transit time did not significantly alter. Faecal bile acids did not increase but were diluted. It seems that the effect of these materials is to produce a bulky stool and that any symptomatic benefit they produce is secondary to this.
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