Evaluation of liquid ingestion after bariatric surgery

CONTEXT: Bariatric surgery is an effective treatment for obesity; however, after surgery the patient may have difficulty in swallowing liquid and solid foods. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate liquid ingestion in patients who had undergone bariatric surgery. METHOD: We studied 43 volunteers with normal body m...

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Main Authors: Roberto Oliveira Dantas, Leda Maria Tavares Alves, Rachel de Aguiar Cassiani, Carla Manfredi dos Santos
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Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2011-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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author Roberto Oliveira Dantas
Leda Maria Tavares Alves
Rachel de Aguiar Cassiani
Carla Manfredi dos Santos
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Rachel de Aguiar Cassiani
Carla Manfredi dos Santos
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description CONTEXT: Bariatric surgery is an effective treatment for obesity; however, after surgery the patient may have difficulty in swallowing liquid and solid foods. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate liquid ingestion in patients who had undergone bariatric surgery. METHOD: We studied 43 volunteers with normal body mass index (BMI) (BMI: 18.5-24.9 kg/m²), 55 subjects with class III obesity (BMI: >40.0 kg/m²), and 48 subjects with bariatric surgery for treatment of class III obesity. The method chosen for evaluation was the water swallowing test. The subjects drank in triplicate 50 mL of water while being precisely timed and the number of swallows were counted. RESULTS: There was no difference between subjects with normal BMI and subjects with class III obesity. During the first 2 months after bariatric surgery the patients showed an increase in the time needed to drink the entire volume, in the number of swallows, and in the inter-swallow interval, and a decrease in the volume swallowing capacity (volume/swallowing) and swallowing flow rate (volume swallowed/second). After 2 months, the results of the swallowing measurements moved in the direction of normal values. CONCLUSION: Bariatric surgery may cause more intense alterations of liquid bolus swallowing within 2 months after the procedure, which moved to normal values after this time.
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spelling doaj.art-e5da75eb15224057be1eb85b219076c92022-12-21T19:00:25ZengInstituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE)Arquivos de Gastroenterologia1678-42192011-03-01481151810.1590/S0004-28032011000100004S0004-28032011000100004Evaluation of liquid ingestion after bariatric surgeryRoberto Oliveira Dantas0Leda Maria Tavares Alves1Rachel de Aguiar Cassiani2Carla Manfredi dos Santos3Universidade de São PauloUniversidade de São PauloUniversidade de São PauloUniversidade de São PauloCONTEXT: Bariatric surgery is an effective treatment for obesity; however, after surgery the patient may have difficulty in swallowing liquid and solid foods. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate liquid ingestion in patients who had undergone bariatric surgery. METHOD: We studied 43 volunteers with normal body mass index (BMI) (BMI: 18.5-24.9 kg/m²), 55 subjects with class III obesity (BMI: >40.0 kg/m²), and 48 subjects with bariatric surgery for treatment of class III obesity. The method chosen for evaluation was the water swallowing test. The subjects drank in triplicate 50 mL of water while being precisely timed and the number of swallows were counted. RESULTS: There was no difference between subjects with normal BMI and subjects with class III obesity. During the first 2 months after bariatric surgery the patients showed an increase in the time needed to drink the entire volume, in the number of swallows, and in the inter-swallow interval, and a decrease in the volume swallowing capacity (volume/swallowing) and swallowing flow rate (volume swallowed/second). After 2 months, the results of the swallowing measurements moved in the direction of normal values. CONCLUSION: Bariatric surgery may cause more intense alterations of liquid bolus swallowing within 2 months after the procedure, which moved to normal values after this time.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032011000100004&lng=en&tlng=enIngestão de líquidosCirurgia bariátricaObesidade
spellingShingle Roberto Oliveira Dantas
Leda Maria Tavares Alves
Rachel de Aguiar Cassiani
Carla Manfredi dos Santos
Evaluation of liquid ingestion after bariatric surgery
Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Ingestão de líquidos
Cirurgia bariátrica
Obesidade
title Evaluation of liquid ingestion after bariatric surgery
title_full Evaluation of liquid ingestion after bariatric surgery
title_fullStr Evaluation of liquid ingestion after bariatric surgery
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of liquid ingestion after bariatric surgery
title_short Evaluation of liquid ingestion after bariatric surgery
title_sort evaluation of liquid ingestion after bariatric surgery
topic Ingestão de líquidos
Cirurgia bariátrica
Obesidade
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