Dietary intake and nutritional deficiencies in patients with diabetic or idiopathic gastroparesis.

ABSTRACT:

Background & aims

Gastroparesis can lead to food aversion, poor oral intake, and subsequent malnutrition. We characterized dietary intake and nutritional deficiencies in patients with diabetic and idiopathic gastroparesis.

Methods

Patients with gastroparesis on oral intake (N = 305) were enrolled in the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Gastroparesis Registry and completed diet questionnaires at 7 centers. Medical history, gastroparesis symptoms, answers to the Block Food Frequency Questionnaire, and gastric emptying scintigraphy results were analyzed.

Results

Caloric intake averaged 1168 ± 801 kcal/day, amounting to 58% ± 39% of daily total energy requirements (TER). A total of 194 patients (64%) reported caloric-deficient diets, define

SUBMITTER: Parkman HP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3499101 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature