CLINICAL TESTING OF SPECIAL FOOD FOR DIETARY NUTRITION

Today, special products are widely used for the prevention and comprehensive treatment of common diseases. The authors have developed a special dietary food named «Light Mood» sweet bar («Legkoye Nastroenie»). The purpose of this research is to carry out clinical trials of the product for the diet of patients with functional constipation. In this paper composition and quantitative characteristics of the bar recipe ingredients, including apples, raisins, dried plums, senna extract, field caraway, oats, acacia rubber, wheat bran (dietary) are scientifically proved. Clinical testing of the derived food has been carried out by including it into the diet of patients with functional constipation. The diagnosis has been made by a gastroenterologist after profound patient work-up on the basis of anamnesis, a physical examination data, laboratory and instrumental investigation results and the data of diagnostic testing of life quality over time on treatment. The test persons have eaten 1-2 pieces of the special food for 15 days before bedtime. The dynamics of clinical symptomatology after taking the special food has been studied. The majority of patients, 87% showed better general state of health, more often defecation; 85% of them had daily defecation in the morning. The quality of life in the course of dietary therapy was higher in comparison with the control group according to the indices of pain sensation, emotional state, physical activity and total number of points. Favourable evolution of both objective and subjective condition of the patients has been revealed. No negative reaction of internal organs, nervous system, cardiovascular system and skin cover was revealed. The obtained data proved the efficiency and functional orientation with reference to functional constipation preventative measures and treatment. The sweet bar «Light Mood» is also recommended for increasing the body resistance to unfavorable environment, stress situations, psychoemotional and physical exertion, for recovery of normal defecation and improving of defectation in the conditions combined with other somatic diseases.