| Are rice and spicy diet good for functional gastrointestinal disorders? | |
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PMID: 20535343 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Rice- and chili-containing foods are common in Asia. Studies suggest that rice is completely absorbed in the small bowel, produces little intestinal gas and has a low allergenicity. Several clinical studies have demonstrated that rice-based meals are well tolerated and may improve gastrointestinal symptoms in functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID). Chili is a spicy ingredient commonly use throughout Asia. The active component of chili is capsaicin. Capsaicin can mediate a painful, burning sensation in the human gut via the transient receptor potential vanilloid-1 (TRPV1). Recently, the TRPV1 expressing sensory fibers have been reported to increase in the gastrointestinal tract of patients with FGID and visceral hypersensitivity. Acute exposure to capsaicin or chili can aggravate abdominal pain and burning in dyspepsia and IBS patients. Whereas, chronic ingestion of natural capsaicin agonist or chili has been shown to decrease dyspeptic and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms. The high prevalence of spicy food in Asia may modify gastrointestinal burning symptoms in patients with FGID. Studies in Asia demonstrated a low prevalence of heartburn symptoms in GERD patients in several Asian countries. In conclusion rice is well tolerated and should be advocated as the carbohydrate source of choice for patients with FGID. Although, acute chili ingestion can aggravate abdominal pain and burning symptoms in FGID, chronic ingestion of chili was found to improve functional dyspepsia and GERD symptoms in small randomized, controlled studies. |
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Sutep Gonlachanvit |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-04-27 |
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Title: Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility Volume: 16 ISSN: 2093-0887 ISO Abbreviation: J Neurogastroenterol Motil Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
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Created Date: 2010-06-10 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101530189 Medline TA: J Neurogastroenterol Motil Country: Korea (South) |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 131-8 Citation Subset: - |
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Gastrointestinal Motility Research Unit, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. |
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