Journal of Food and Nutritional DisordersISSN: 2324-9323

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Research Article, J Food Nutr Disor Vol: 5 Issue: 1

Intestinal Starvation is Associated with Diarrhea in Older Adult Patients after Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy(PEG) Creation

Mikako Hayashida1,2, Toyomi Fukushima3, Satomi Ichimaru4,5,Yoko Hokotachi2,6, Kenji Yamagata3 and Teruyoshi Amagai7*
1Department of Nutrition Management, Kobe Adventist Hospital, Japan
2Administration Food Sciences and Nutrition Major (Master’s Program),Graduate School of Human Environmental Sciences, Mukogawa Women’s University, Japan
3Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe Adventist Hospital, Japan
4Administration Food Sciences and Nutrition Major (Doctoral Program),Graduate School of Human Environmental Sciences, Mukogawa Women’s
University, Japan
5Department of Nutrition, Osaka saiseikai, Nakatsu Hospital
6Department of Nutrition Management, Takarazuka Dai-ichi Hospital, Japan
7Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Mukogawa Women’s University, Japan
Corresponding author : Teruhoshi Amagai
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Mukogawa Women’s University, Hyogo Prefecture 633-8558, Japan,
E-mail: amagait@nutrped.com
Received: December 02, 2015 Accepted: January 07, 2016 Published: January 12, 2016
Citation: Hayashida M, Fukushima T, Ichimaru S, Hokotachi Y, Yamagata K, et al. (2016) Intestinal Starvation is Associated with Diarrhea in Older Adult Patients after Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Creation. J Food Nutr Disor 5:1. doi:10.4172/2324-9323.1000189

Abstract

Intestinal Starvation is Associated with Diarrhea in Older Adult Patients after Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Creation

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) creation is generally recognized to be an easier and safer procedure for creating an enteral route than the open surgery procedure for nutritional supports. However, all enteral nutrition support is associated with gastro-intestinal-related complications such as diarrhea and constipation. Here, we clarified the prevalence of diarrhea and constipation after PEG insertion as less invasive procedure in an older adult (>60 years old) population and determined factors which influence it.

Keywords: Older hospitalized adult; Intestinal starvation; Constipation; Diarrhea; Gastrostomy

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