1. Efficacy of partially hydrolyzed guar gum-added oral rehydration solution in the treatment of severe cholera in adults.
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Alam NH, Ashraf H, Sarker SA, Olesen M, Troup J, Salam MA, Gyr N, and Meier R
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- Adolescent, Adult, Antidiarrheals therapeutic use, Diarrhea drug therapy, Feces microbiology, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Vibrio cholerae isolation & purification, Young Adult, Cholera drug therapy, Fluid Therapy, Galactans therapeutic use, Mannans therapeutic use, Plant Gums therapeutic use
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Background: Partially hydrolyzed guar gum (PHGG) is a water-soluble fiber if added to oral rehydration solution (ORS) and undergoes fermentation in the colon liberating short chain fatty acids (SCFAs). SCFAs potentiate the effect of ORS, reducing the severity of diarrhea., Aim: To examine the effect of PHGG-added ORS in reducing the stool output and duration of diarrhea in adult cholera., Methods: 195 male patients were studied in a randomized controlled trial: (a) 65 received ORS + 25 g PHGG; (b) 65 received ORS + 50 g PHGG, and (c) 65 received ORS alone (control). Major outcomes were stool weight and duration of diarrhea., Results: No significant differences were found in mean +/- SD stool weight (g/kg b.w.) during the first and second 24 h. In the subgroup analysis (excluding very high purging patients, stool weight in the first 24 h was >10 kg), the stool weight (g/kg b.w.) was significantly reduced in the first 24 h in both groups receiving PHGG (PHGG 25 g, 136 +/- 68 vs. PHGG 50 g, 144 +/- 49 vs. control, 176 +/- 43, p = 0.01)., Conclusion: PHGG-added ORS might have a beneficial effect in moderately purging adult cholera. However, further studies are warranted to confirm the preliminary findings., (2008 S. Karger AG, Basel.)
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- 2008
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