Patients With Intestinal Failure Benefit From Prebiotic
Adding the right prebiotic to the diets of pediatric patients with intestinal failure could replace intravenous feeding, says a new University of Illinois study. “When we fed the carbohydrate fructooligosacharide (FOS) as a prebiotic, the gut grew and increased in function,” said Kelly A.
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Patients With Intestinal Failure Benefit From Prebiotic
October 17, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: carbohydrate, diet, fos, illinois, oncalldietitian.com, replace-intravenous, the-diets, the-gut, the-right
