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FiberCon Treatment Report
What is FiberCon? FiberCon is a brand name product containing polycarbophil that promotes bulk forming fiber by restoring a more normal moisture level and providing bulk in the patient's intestinal tract
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Reasons taken
12 patients in the community are taking or have taken FiberCon.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
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| Constipation | 6 | 50% |
| Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) | 3 | 25% |
| Support another treatment | 1 | 8% |
Dosages
Based on the patients currently taking FiberCon.
Duration
How long current patients have been taking FiberCon or how long patients were taking FiberCon before stopping.
Currently Taking FiberCon
Stopped Taking FiberCon
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| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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| Did not seem to work | 1 | 100% |  |
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 2 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
There is currently no efficacy data for FiberCon.
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
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| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 50% | 1 |
| None | 50% | 1 |
Top reported side-effects include: Diarrhea
Summary results are based on 2 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 2)
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- pootiepie
- Sex: M
- Depression: 2
- Emotional: 2
- Compulsion: 1
- Anxiety: 1
- Mania: 0
- Physical: 1
- External Stress: Moderate
- 57 M
- Function: High
- Distress: Low
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by pootiepie
May 08, 2009
- EfficacySlight
- Side-effectsMild
- Constipation
- See full evaluation
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Report created on November 07, 2009.