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Effect of Guar Gum on Gastric Emptying after Gastric Resection
Author(s) -
Harju E.,
Heikkilä J.,
Larmi T.K.I.
Publication year - 1984
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 - 10.1177/014860718400800118
Subject(s) - gastric emptying , guar gum , parenteral nutrition , dumping syndrome , gastroenterology , medicine , enteral administration , guar , gastrectomy , stomach , surgery , chemistry , food science , cancer , pathology
Gastric emptying after a conventional semisolid meal containing 5 g of guar gum granules or placebo was measured in a double‐blind, controlled trial, using a radioisotopic (technetium Tc‐99m DTPA) technique, in 11 patients who had undergone gastric resection, and who were experiencing the dumping syndrome. Guar gum clearly slowed gastric emptying in five of the 11 patients, and the results suggest that the addition of guar gum to normal meals, especially those rich in monosaccharides or disaccharides, may be helpful to post‐gastrectomy patients suffering from the dumping syndrome. (Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 8 :18–20, 1983)