Enteral tube feeding in functional gastrointestinal disorders: A game of chance?

We conducted a retrospective study on a random sample of inpatients (n=15) with Disorders of Gut Brain Interactions (DGBIs) who presented to our tertiary care Neurogastroenterology service between June 2015 and June 2018. All inpatients presented with refractory severe gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms leading to excessive food restriction, met criteria for malnutrition and were commenced and discharged on enteral tube feeding (ETF). All data was obtained from medical records, then descriptively and statistically analysed.
Source: Clinical Nutrition ESPEN - Category: Nutrition Authors: Source Type: research