Elemental diet

Elemental diet

An elemental diet is a diet that proposes the ingestion, or, in more severe cases, use of a gastric feeding tube or intravenous feed of liquidized nutrients, already in a digested form. It is usually composed of amino acids, fats, sugars, vitamins, and minerals. This diet, however, lacks whole or partial protein, due to its ability to cause an allergic reaction in some people.

Uses

This diet is mostly given to patients with Crohn's disease as a dietary therapy, so that their inflamed gastro-intestinal tract does not have to work with digesting food and has time to heal and begin remission.

References

* [http://www.emedicinehealth.com/diet_and_nutrition_in_crohn_disease/page7_em.htm What is an elemental diet?]
* [http://www.apfed.org/egid.htm#diet Dietary therapy]


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