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Article: OTC product may ease urinary urge incontinence. (Milk of Magnesia Beats Placebo in Trial).
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- OB GYN News
- Article date:
- January 15, 2003
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SAN FRANCISCO -- A wee bit of milk of magnesia may be just the thing to treat urinary urge incontinence, Dr. Ralph R. Chesson Jr. suggested at the annual meeting of the American Urogynecologic Society.
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 60 women with urinary urge incontinence showed significantly greater decreases in the mean number of urge incontinence episodes, nocturia, and the frequency of micturition in women who received 350 mg of magnesium hydroxide twice daily, compared with those on placebo, said Dr. Chesson, professor of gynecologic surgery at Louisiana State University; New Orleans.
He presented the findings on behalf of ...