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2833060

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-5-6
pubmed:abstractText
Dumping syndrome is rarely seen in children. We studied ten children with symptoms following various types of gastric surgery. All had abnormal blood glucose and breath hydrogen responses after oral glucose challenge, indicating reduction of both glucose tolerance and glucose absorption, as compared to controls. Glucose tolerance was best expressed as the difference between peak and subsequent lowest blood glucose level, the upper limit of normal (mean + 3 SD) being 5.9 mmol/l. In eight children with persisting symptoms we tested the effects of glucomannan, a highly hygroscopic tasteless fibre, on glucose tolerance and glucose absorption. Glucomannan significantly improved glucose tolerance, but did have no overall effect on glucose absorption. Four children tested glucomannan added to the main meals. Breath hydrogen excretion, as established with the daytime breath hydrogen profile, decreased significantly in two, but complaints increased in three children. Glucomannan does not appear to be suitable for the treatment of dumping syndrome in children as the side effects seem to overrule the beneficial effects.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0001-656X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
77
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
279-86
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Dumping syndrome in children. Diagnosis and effect of glucomannan on glucose tolerance and absorption.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Paediatrics, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article