The effect of coarse and fine Canadian red spring wheat and French soft wheat bran on colonic motility in patients with diverticular disease
1981
Smith, Adam N. | Drummond, Elizabeth | Eastwood, Martin A.
Extract: Brans from 2 sources and of 2 different textures were assessed for their effect on colonic function in 24 patients with diverticular disease. Bran from a Canadian red spring wheat, of both a coarse and fine type, was compared with that from a French soft wheat, also with coarse and fine characteristics. The coarse type, whether Canadian or French, had a more significant effect on stool weight, speeded intestinal transit as measured by Hinton markers, and reduced intraluminal pressure in the colon more than did the fine types from the same sources. The findings suggest that the texture of a bran may be important in relationship to its clinical efficacy. (author/nm)
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