title: Nutritional care in peptic ulcer.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Peptic ulcer is a lesion of the mucosal lining of the upper gastrointestinal tract characterized by an imbalance between aggressive and protective factors of the mucosa, having H. pylori as the main etiologic factor. Dietotherapy is important in the prevention and treatment of this disease.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To update nutritional therapy in adults' peptic ulcer.
  
  
  METHODS
  Exploratory review without restrictions with primary sources indexed in Scielo, PubMed, Medline, ISI, and Scopus databases.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Dietotherapy, as well as caloric distribution, should be adjusted to the patient's needs aiming to normalize the nutritional status and promote healing. Recommended nutrients can be different in the acute phase and in the recovery phase, and there is a greater need of protein and some micronutrients, such as vitamin A, zinc, selenium, and vitamin C in the recovery phase. In addition, some studies have shown that vitamin C has a beneficial effect in eradication of H. pylori. Fibers and probiotics also play a important role in the treatment of peptic ulcer, because they reduce the side effects of antibiotics and help reduce treatment time.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A balanced diet is vital in the treatment of peptic ulcer, once food can prevent, treat or even alleviate the symptoms involving this pathology. However, there are few papers that innovate dietotherapy; so additional studies addressing more specifically the dietotherapy for treatment of peptic ulcer are necessary.
authors: Centro Universitário Franciscano, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
authors: Nathália Dalcin
authors: ND
authors: Vomero
authors: Centro Universitário Franciscano, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
authors: Elisângela
authors: E
authors: Colpo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000178:diet therapy*
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