Intestinal obstruction caused by consuming diet food containing psyllium.

Authors :: Tominaga Y
Hirayama I
Nonaka M
Yano T
Ishii M
Source :: Acute medicine & surgery [Acute Med Surg] 2023 May 10; Vol. 10 (1), pp. e846. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 10 (Print Publication: 2023).
Publication Year :: 2023
Abstract: A 26-year-old man presented to our institution with abdominal pain and nausea after eating food containing Psyllium to lose weight. Since patients undergoing extreme slimming regimens may cause intestinal obstruction if psyllium is taken without adequate fluid intake caution should be taken when eating psyllium.<br /> (© 2023 The Authors. Acute Medicine & Surgery published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Japanese Association for Acute Medicine.)