Effect of guar gum on gastric emptying after gastric resection.

Abstract

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.

• Authors: E Harju, J Heikkilä, T K Larmi
• Journal: JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition (JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr) 1984 Jan-Feb Vol. 8 Issue 1 Pg. 18-20 ISSN: 0148-6071 [Print] United States
• PMID: 6321812 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Dietary Fiber
• Galactans
• Mannans
• Plant Gums
• guar gum

Topics

• Adult
• Aged
• Clinical Trials as Topic
• Dietary Fiber (pharmacology)
• Double-Blind Method
• Dumping Syndrome (therapy)
• Enteral Nutrition
• Female
• Galactans (pharmacology)
• Gastrectomy
• Gastric Emptying (drug effects)
• Humans
• Male
• Mannans (pharmacology)
• Middle Aged
• Plant Gums
• Postoperative Complications