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We present a report of three young infants with unusual intestinal obstruction caused by potato bezoar. They presented with vomiting, irritable crying, and abdominal distention. Barium gastrointestinal series clearly revealed intraluminal filling defect in the duodenum in two cases and ileum in one.
Bowel obstruction due to bezoars (compaction of ingested material within the gastrointestinal tract) is a rare, but well documented occurrence. In this paper, we present two cases of potato-induced small bowel obstruction. Both patients were approximately 50 years old and had cerebral palsy and
BACKGROUND
Bezoars are concretions of undigested foreign material that form in the gastrointestinal tract. Rare in humans, they are nonetheless a well-documented cause of intraluminal bowel obstruction.
OBJECTIVE
The objectives of this case report include describing an unusual presentation of small
High-fiber diets are being recommended by government agencies, cancer institutes, and manufacturers of high-fiber foods. Although this recommendation is appropriate for the majority of clients, some persons are prone to form phytobezoars and should not add certain kinds of fiber to the diet. The
A chronic feeding study was carried out in mice with two chemically modified potato starches, hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate (HP-starch) and starch acetate (AC-starch), and with lactose and sodium alginate. Each of the materials was fed to a group of 75 male and 75 female mice for 89 wk. The