Efficacy of guar gum in preventing the dumping syndrome.
The occurrence of dumping symptoms during 1 wk of use of 5 g of guar gum or placebo in meals was examined in a double-blind study in 11 patients, who had undergone gastric resection and were suffering from the dumping syndrome. The results show that guar gum prevented the dumping syndrome and increased tolerance to foods not previously tolerated in nine of the 11 patients.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004377:Dumping Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D005685:Galactans / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005746:Gastric Emptying; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008351:Mannans / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D053149:Plant Gums
D004043:Dietary Fiber; D005685:Galactans; D008351:Mannans; D053149:Plant Gums; C007894:guar gum