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- Title
Elemental diets role in treatment of high ileostomy output and other gastrointestinal disorders.
- Authors
Rostami, Kamran; Al Dulaimi, David
- Abstract
Elemental diet (ED) has been used widely in the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders, especially with the management of Crohn's disease. This modality of diets provides all essential nutrients, and contains protein in the form of free amino acids that are theoretically easily absorbed . High output ileostomies are a rare but important complications of stoma formation following bowel surgery. Treatments could be challenging and include anti-diarrhoeals, octreotide and proton pump inhibitors. There is very little research regarding the use of elemental diets in the treatment of patients with post-operative high ileostomy outputs. Adequate management of high output ileostomies might prevent significant morbidity. In this case report, we describe a patient who underwent a subtotal colectomy for ulcerative colitis complicated by refractory high ileostomy output despite maximal standard medical therapy for years. The ileostomy output was dramatically reduced following the introduction of an elemental diet. This case suggests a possible role for the introduction of an elemental diet in the management of high output ileostomies. Besides presenting this case with high output ileostomy, we reviewed the role of ED in other gastrointestinal disorders.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; CHRONIC disease treatment; GASTROINTESTINAL disease diagnosis; INFLAMMATORY bowel disease treatment; INTESTINAL physiology; COLITIS treatment; ULCERATIVE colitis; DIET; ESOPHAGUS diseases; GASTROENTEROLOGY; ILEOSTOMY; NUTRITION; PANCREATITIS; SERIAL publications
- Publication
Gastroenterology & Hepatology from Bed to Bench, 2015, Vol 8, Issue 1, p71
- ISSN
2008-2258
- Publication type
Article