Effect of Amazake Ingestion on Constipation

Abstract

In order to clarify impact of Amazake ingestion on constipation, 18 female university students（Amazake group：11, control group：7）ingested Amazake by 150 ml for two weeks in the study. The experiment was initiated by approval of Ethical Committee upon obtaining consent of the subjects. Using Japanese version of constipation assessment scale（ hereinafter MT-CAS）, frequency of bowel movement and degree of discomfort of constipation, Wilcoxson3s signed rank test was conducted for their scores to assess the impact comparing the results between Amazake and control groups. Frequency of bowel movement was significantly improved in Amazake ingestion group（P＝0.046）as well as total score（P＝0.009）, : frequency of bowel movement ;（ P＝0.025 ）in MT-CAS were also significantly improved, while no significant difference was observed in degree of discomfort of constipation between the both groups. From the results above, ingestion of Amazake once a day was suggested to be useful for improvement of constipation. Key