Effects of dietary supplements of wheat bran and cellulose on faeces and bowel function.
In a study of bowel function in normal subjects wheat bran or cellulose was added to the diet for four weeks (16 g/day). Stool weight increased. Intestinal transit time did not significantly alter. Faecal bile acids did not increase but were diluted. It seems that the effect of these materials is to produce a bulky stool and that any symptomatic benefit they produce is secondary to this.
D000328:Adult; D001647:Bile Acids and Salts / Q000378:metabolism; D002482:Cellulose; D003840:Deoxycholic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D004032:Diet; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D005243:Feces; D005638:Fruit; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility; D006801:Humans; D008095:Lithocholic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014908:Triticum; D014675:Vegetables
D001647:Bile Acids and Salts; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D003840:Deoxycholic Acid; D008095:Lithocholic Acid; D002482:Cellulose