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- Title
Efecto de la ingesta de un preparado lácteo con fibra ética sobre el estreñimiento crónico primario idiopático.
- Authors
Román, J. López; Martínez Gonzálvez, A. B.; Luque, A.; Pons Miñano, J. A.; Vargas Acosta, A.; Iglesias, J. R.; Hernández, M.; Villegas, J. A.
- Abstract
Background: fiber is effective in some types of constipation. Our objective was to determine if the administration of an enriched dairy preparation with a supplement of soluble fiber (Naturfibra)® [insulin and digestion resistant maltodextrin (Fibersol 2®)], improves primary chronic constipation. Methods: Prospective, randomized, double blind clinical trial randomized with dietary intervention in 32 subjects with constipation according to the Rome II criteria. Thirty two subjects (men 4; women 28) with an average age of 47 ± 15 years were randomly divided in two homogeneous groups. A type of milk (A or B) was assigned to each group. Group A received fiber enriched semi-skimmed milk; Group B received semi skimmed milk. The subjects drank half a liter of milk per day during 20 days, meaning that those who drank the enriched milk ingested 20 grams of fiber a day. Results: The subjects that presented straining at defecation (p < 0,001), sensation of incomplete evacuation (p < 0,001), sensation of obstruction in the evacuation (p < 0,001) and days between bowel movements, diminished significantly after the intake of milk supplemented with fiber. Conclusion: The intake of a dairy preparation with a supplement of fiber containing 20 grams of soluble fiber (insulin and digestion resistant maltodextrin), improves the situation of idiopathic primary chronic constipation based on the Rome II criteria.
- Subjects
DIETARY fiber; GASTROINTESTINAL system; CONSTIPATION; DAIRY products; PREBIOTICS; CHRONIC diseases; DEFECATION; HIGH-fiber diet; DEFECATION disorders; PATIENTS
- Publication
Nutrición Hospitalaria, 2008, Vol 23, Issue 1, p12
- ISSN
0212-1611
- Publication type
Article