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To determine final inclusion, articles were obtained and read in full.
Where doubt existed about inclusion, articles were discussed with the second reviewer and consensus reached.
If the two raters disagreed on inclusion, articles were discussed among the four abstract raters until agreement was reached.
Following inclusion, articles were divided into three sections: (1) studies providing evidence of CMI; (2) studies examining correlates of CMI; and (3) studies detailing the consequences of CMI.
To be eligible for inclusion, articles had to report one or more dietary outcomes (e.g. energy, fat, fruit or vegetable intakes) assessed using an accepted, validated method of dietary assessment at eight weeks or later following baseline.
The following were not eligible for inclusion: articles solely studying patients with a known cause for their constipation (e.g., neurogenic constipation, opioid-induced constipation, other organic cause); conference abstracts, audits, letters and commentaries; articles studying antegrade irrigation (Table 1).
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To determine eligibility for inclusion article titles were reviewed by author OG.
General inclusion criteria: Article type: Article and review; Language: English; Countries excluded: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Cambodia, Ghana, Kenya, Nepal, Pakistan, Tanzania, Vietnam, Slovakia, Qatar, Peru, Malaysia, Madagascar, Lebanon, Indonesia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Nigeria, Bahamas, Czech Republic, Ghana, India, Iran, Kenya.
Finally, inclusion of articles was extended if a relevant article was detected when screening the references of included articles.
A consent final decision regarding the inclusion of articles was reached by discussion of each individual article after full-text analysis.
Any discrepancies in the inclusion of articles between reviewers were addressed through discussion until consensus was reached.
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