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- Title
Manejo nutricional de la diarrea crónica funcional asociada a desnutrición con una dieta peptídica: un caso clínico.
- Authors
Yeves, Miguel Aganzo; Luca, Bogdana Luiza; Heras, Ana Herrero; Martínez, Clotilde Vázquez; Aganzo Yeves, Miguel; Luiza Luca, Bogdana; Herrero Heras, Ana; Vázquez Martínez, Clotilde
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>functional bowel disorders are characterized by an absence of structural or biochemical damage, but can lead to chronic diarrhea and intestinal malabsorption. If not properly treated, they predispose to a state of malnutrition that, depending on the underlying pathologies, could affect the evolution of other concomitant diseases.<bold>Case Report: </bold>the relevance of this case stems from the fact that our 43-year-old patient, with multiple comorbidities, with progressive weight and muscle mass loss, after five years of inefficiency in the treatment of chronic diarrhea, achieves, on a peptide enteral formula basis, a good nutritional status and quality of life, which finally leads to the control of the chronic diarrhea and malnutrition.<bold>Discussion: </bold>in the unintentional weight loss caused by long-term functional diarrhea, the choice of a peptide diet may have a fundamental role for a satisfactory patient's progress.
- Publication
Nutrición Hospitalaria, 2018, Vol 35, Issue 3, p747
- ISSN
0212-1611
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.20960/nh.1872