[Relationship of dietary fiber and early enteral nutrition with digestive complications after surgical treatment of gastric cancer].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the relationship of dietary fiber and early enteral nutrition with digestive complications after surgical treatment of gastric cancer.


METHODS
A randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted for evaluating the safety of dietary fiber in early Nutrition enteral nutrition after surgical treatment of gastric cancer. Fifty-six patients were randomly divided into two groups as the dietary fiber group (27 cases) and control group (29 cases) without dietary fiber. The enteral nutrition related digestive complications were analyzed between the two groups.


RESULTS
There were no statistical differences in clinical data. The incidences of abdominal distension and diarrhea were similar between the two groups. One patient had nausea and vomiting in dietary fiber group because of stomal edema, and incompleted intestinal obstruction.


CONCLUSIONS
Dietary fiber does not increase the early enteral nutrition related digestive complications after surgical treatment of gastric cancer.
Liu
Jun
J
Department of General Surgery, The First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200080, China. liujum@yahoo.com.cn
Xia
Qiang
Q
D000368:Aged; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery