title: Dry meals--physiological approach to management of duodenal ulcer.
abstract: Two hundred and twenty endoscopically proved cases of duodenal ulcer were studied in a double blind manner by dividing them into control and study groups and following them up for one year. All patients were given ranitidine 150 mg bd for 3 months. Additionally, the study group patients were asked to take dry meals (they were allowed their normal diet but asked not to take water from 1 hour before meals to 1 hour after meals) for one year. The two groups of patients were compared. The recurrence rate at one year was lower in the study group. Nausea/vomiting at the time of recurrence was also significantly lower in the study group (p < 0.02). Relief in symptoms, especially nausea/vomiting and dyspepsia was also seen to be better in the study although the difference was not statistically significant. The fall in recurrence rate observed as a result of this simple regime is very encouraging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Government Medical College, Jabalpur, M.P., India.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011897:Random Allocation; D011899:Ranitidine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents; D011899:Ranitidine