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Efficacy of Guar Gum in Preventing the Dumping Syndrome
Author(s) -
Harju E.,
Larmi T.K.I.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.935
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1941-2444
pISSN - 0148-6071
DOI - 10.1177/0148607183007005470
Subject(s) - guar gum , dumping syndrome , guar , medicine , placebo , food science , surgery , chemistry , gastrectomy , cancer , pathology , alternative medicine
The occurrence of dumping symptoms during 1 wk of use of 5 g of guar gum or placebo in meals was examined in a double‐blind study in 11 patients, who had undergone gastric resection and were suffering from the dumping syndrome. The results show that guar gum prevented the dumping syndrome and increased tolerance to foods not previously tolerated in nine of the 11 patients. (Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 7 :470–472, 1983)