Abstract
Background: The most of dialysis patients are suffered from constipation, and constipation occurs high frequently in hemodialysispatients than in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients. Low total dietary fiber intake may cause the high prevalence of constipation in hemodialysis patients.
Objectives: To investigate whether administration of partially hydrolyzed guar gum improves defecation and nutritional status of dialysis patients.
Methods: Thirty-three patients on maintenance dialysis (mean age, 71 he high prevalence of constipattes/non-diabetes = 13/20) ingested partially hydrolyzed guar gum (PHGG) (10 g/day) for 6 weeks. Defecation before and after PHGG intake was scored by usingConstipation Assessment Scale-Long Term (Japanese version). Nutritional status was rated according to Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) before and after intake of PHGG.
Results: Constipation score decreased from4.5 to 3.0 (p<0.05) and GNRI increased from 95.0 to 95.9 (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Our results indicate that consumption of PHGG improves defecation and nutritional status.
