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Tominaga Y, Hirayama I, Nonaka M, Yano T, Ishii M. Intestinal obstruction caused by consuming diet food containing psyllium. Acute Med Surg 2023; 10:e846. [PMID: 37179542 PMCID: PMC10170370 DOI: 10.1002/ams2.846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
Abstract
A 26-year-old man presented to our institution with abdominal pain and nausea after eating food containing Psyllium to lose weight. Since patients undergoing extreme slimming regimens may cause intestinal obstruction if psyllium is taken without adequate fluid intake caution should be taken when eating psyllium.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yoshiteru Tominaga
- Department of Emergency MedicineNational Hospital Organization Saitama HospitalSaitamaJapan
- Department of Emergency MedicineSonoda Daiichi HospitalTokyoJapan
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- Department of Emergency MedicineNational Hospital Organization Saitama HospitalSaitamaJapan
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- Department of Emergency MedicineNational Hospital Organization Saitama HospitalSaitamaJapan
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- Department of Emergency MedicineNational Hospital Organization Saitama HospitalSaitamaJapan
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- Department of Emergency MedicineNational Hospital Organization Saitama HospitalSaitamaJapan
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Shin S, Kim JH, Mun YH, Chung HS. Acute esophageal obstruction after ingestion of psyllium seed husk powder: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2022; 10:2336-2340. [PMID: 35321163 PMCID: PMC8895160 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i7.2336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Revised: 12/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Bezoar is a mass of hardened external material found in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. It may form anywhere in the GI tract, but esophageal bezoar is rare because of the short esophageal transit time. Psyllium seed husk is an indigestible natural derivative that is widely used as an herbal laxative. Herein, we report a case of acute esophageal obstruction caused by a bezoar after ingestion of psyllium seed husk powder.
CASE SUMMARY A 76-year-old male with Parkinson's disease visited the emergency department with swallowing difficulty approximately 10 h after ingesting psyllium seed husk powder. Symptoms began a few hours after ingestion and progressed to severe dysphagia. There were no abnormal findings on simple radiography. However, a computed tomography scan revealed an approximately 2.0 cm × 2.5 cm mass located near the gastro-esophageal junction. After grinding, the mass was removed using an endoscopic capture net. Esophageal bezoars may cause life-threatening complications. Patients with Parkinson's disease may have esophageal motility dysfunction, which may increase esophageal transit time. Since our patient had Parkinson's disease, this effect may have contributed to the formation of the bezoar.
CONCLUSION Attention should be paid to using bulk-laxatives, and an appropriate specified regimen will be needed when marketed as a dietary supplement.
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- Sujeong Shin
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Yeungnam University School of Medicine and College of Medicine, Daegu 42415, South Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Yeungnam University School of Medicine and College of Medicine, Daegu 42415, South Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Yeungnam University School of Medicine and College of Medicine, Daegu 42415, South Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Yeungnam University School of Medicine and College of Medicine, Daegu 42415, South Korea
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Luo Q, Wu M, Sun Y, Lv J, Zhang Y, Cao H, Wu D, Lin D, Zhang Q, Liu Y, Qin W, Chen H. Optimizing the Extraction and Encapsulation of Mucilage from Brasenia Schreberi. Polymers (Basel) 2019; 11:E822. [PMID: 31067742 PMCID: PMC6571674 DOI: 10.3390/polym11050822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Revised: 04/20/2019] [Accepted: 04/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
The mucilage from Brasenia schreberi (BS) exhibits various biological activities, including antialgal, antibacterial, soluble-fiber properties, and excellent lubricating behavior. Thus, the extraction and wide use of mucilage in the food industry are crucial. In this study, the high-speed shear-assisted extraction of mucilage from BS was optimized by using response surface methodology (RSM). The optimal extraction conditions were as follows: Extraction temperature of 82 °C, extraction time of 113 min, liquid-solid ratio of 47 mL/g, and shear speed of 10,000 rpm. Under these conditions, the actual yield of BS mucilage was 71.67%, which highly matched the yield (73.44%) predicted by the regression model. Then, the BS mucilage extract was powdered to prepare the capsule, and the excipients of the capsule were screened using a single-factor test to improve the disintegration property and flowability. The final capsule formulation, which consisted of: 39% BS mucilage powder (60 meshes); 50% microcrystalline cellulose (60 meshes) as the filler; both 10% sodium starch glycolate and PVPP XL-10 (3:1, 60 meshes) as the disintegrant; both 1% colloidal silicon dioxide and sodium stearyl fumarate (1:1, 100 meshes) as the glidant by weight; were used for preparing the weights of a 320 mg/grain of capsule with 154.7 ± 0.95 mg/g polysaccharide content. Overall, the optimized extraction process had a high extraction rate for BS mucilage and the capsule formulation was designed reasonably.
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- Qingying Luo
- College of Food Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan 625014, Sichuan, China.
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- College of Food Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan 625014, Sichuan, China.
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- College of Food Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan 625014, Sichuan, China.
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- College of Food Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan 625014, Sichuan, China.
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- College of Food Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan 625014, Sichuan, China.
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- College of Food Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan 625014, Sichuan, China.
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- College of Food Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan 625014, Sichuan, China.
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- College of Food Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan 625014, Sichuan, China.
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- College of Food Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan 625014, Sichuan, China.
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- College of Food Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan 625014, Sichuan, China.
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- College of Food Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan 625014, Sichuan, China.
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- College of Food Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan 625014, Sichuan, China.
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