Abstract
Diabetic gastroenteropathy is one of the main morbidities in long-term diabetic patients, which causes several symptomatic manifestations, such as heartburn, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and even constipation, diarrhea and fecal incontinence. Its pathophysiology differs for each organ and may be caused by neuropathy of the autonomic nervous system, by loss of interstitial cells in Cajal, as well as by oxidative stress resulting from hyperglycemia. Its main therapeutic interventions include maintaining glycemic control. In such context, nutritional therapy based on functional foods might emerge as an alternative treatment for diabetic gastroenteropathy due to the presence of bioactive compounds that assist the glycemic control, improving the quality of life of patients. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate, in the scientific literature, functional foods that have a role in glycemic homeostasis and the diabetic complications of the gastrointestinal tract. Cinnamon, oats, guava, yacon potatoes, pumpkin, flaxseed and avocado were among the functional foods studied here.
Highlights
Diabetic gastroenteropathy is one of the mainDiabetes mellitus (DM) is a condition characterized morbidities in long-term diabetic patients, which by hyperglycemia, resulted from defects in the action causes several symptomatic manifestations, such as and / or secretion of insulin
Diabetic gastroenteropathy (DGE) is one of the most system, by loss of interstitial cells in Cajal, as well as common complications in diabetic patients and by oxidative stress resulting from hyperglycemia
Gastroparesis promotes a delay in gastric emptying, treatment for diabetic gastroenteropathy due to the which contributes to the onset of gastroesophageal presence of bioactive compounds that assist the reflux and, symptoms related to the glycemic control, improving the quality of life of disorders such as heartburn, nausea and vomiting [3]
Summary
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a condition characterized morbidities in long-term diabetic patients, which by hyperglycemia, resulted from defects in the action causes several symptomatic manifestations, such as and / or secretion of insulin. DM is increasing, with 429.9 million patients in 2017 constipation, diarrhea and fecal incontinence. In such context, nutritional therapy based on common diabetic complications of GIT [2]. Gastroparesis promotes a delay in gastric emptying, treatment for diabetic gastroenteropathy due to the which contributes to the onset of gastroesophageal presence of bioactive compounds that assist the reflux and, symptoms related to the glycemic control, improving the quality of life of disorders such as heartburn, nausea and vomiting [3]. Rectum and anus, dysmotility causes the scientific literature, functional foods that have a impaired intestinal transit, which may speed up or role in glycemic homeostasis and the diabetic slow down the passage of the bolus or the fecal matter, complications of the gastrointestinal tract.
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