Can radio-opaque markers be used to measure mouth-to-stoma transit time in ileostomates?

Silvester, K.R.; Cummings, J.H.

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 50(6): 343-345

1996


ISSN/ISBN: 0954-3007
PMID: 8793413
Document Number: 457705
Objective: To determine whether radio-opaque markers can be used to assess mouth-to-stoma transit time (MSTT) in ileostomates. Design: Criterion standard. Setting: Metabolic research unit. Subjects: Five volunteer ileostomates. Results: MSTT assessed by radio-opaque markers (11.3 to 12.5 h) was significantly longer (P lt 0.5) than that calculated by ileal recovery of dietary starch (6.5 to 8.8 h), the criterion standard. Conclusion: Radio-opaque markers are unsuitable for measurement of MSTT in ileostomates. Sponsorship: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of the United Kingdom. Association of Commonwealth Universities.

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