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ArticleJournal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation2018

The Relationship Between Intradialytic Nutrition and Gastrointestinal Symptoms Using a Modified Version of the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale.

Brandon M Kistler, Annabel Biruete, Karen Chapman-Novakofski, Kenneth R Wilund

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Article in Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Brandon M KistlerKinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois; Department of Nutrition and Health Science, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana. Electronic address: bmkistler@bsu.edu.
Annabel BirueteDivision of Nutritional Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois.
Karen Chapman-NovakofskiDivision of Nutritional Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois.
Kenneth R WilundKinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois; Division of Nutritional Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · US

Funding

Intradialytic Protein Supplementation & Exercise Training in Dialysis PatientsR01DK084016 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI WILUND, KENNETH ROBERT · 2010 to 2014
$3.0M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK084016
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveIntradialytic nutrition has been shown to improve nutritional status in maintenance hemodialysis (HD) patients but remains controversial due in part to concerns over hemodynamic stability and gastrointestinal (GI) distress. There are limited data on the relationship between intradialytic nutrition and GI symptoms, possibly due to the lack of a validated tool. Therefore, we intended to validate a questionnaire to measure GI symptoms associated with a single HD treatment and determine the relationship between intradialytic nutrition and GI symptoms.

designCross-sectional study. Forty-eight maintenance HD patients.

main outcome measureGI symptoms and dietary intake during HD treatment.

resultsIn general, we found acceptable internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha >0.5, exception reflux domain) and repeatability in all 5 domains of a modified version of the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale. The prevalence of GI symptoms associated with a single HD treatment (generalized score greater than 1) was 54.2, 43.7, 6.2, 41.7, and 45.8% for the abdominal pain, indigestion, reflux, diarrhea, and constipation domains, respectively. More than two-thirds of patients chose to eat during treatment (168.6 ± 165.6 kcal) with the most commonly consumed items being candy, oral supplements, and cookies. There was no difference in GI symptoms among patients who did or did not eat (P > .05). However, the amount of total dietary fat and fiber consumed during treatment was associated with greater indigestion (P < .05) prior to accounting for outliers or multiple comparisons.

conclusionIn this sample, the modified version of the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale was a generally valid tool for measuring GI symptoms associated with a single HD treatment. Patients who ate during treatment did not experience greater GI symptoms than those who did not; however, high amounts of fat and fiber may be associated with greater GI symptoms. Prospective trials should examine the relationship between GI symptoms and dietary intake during treatment in HD patients.

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DietNutritional StatusAbdominal PainAdultAgedConstipationCross-Sectional StudiesDiarrheaDietary FatsDietary FiberDyspepsiaFemaleGastroesophageal RefluxGastrointestinal DiseasesHumansKidney Failure, ChronicDietary FatsDietary Fiber

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PMID29471989
PMCPMC10436647
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