| Autor: |
Urbano Solis Cartas, Jorge Luis Valdés González, Libia Cristina Tinajero Novillo, Brigette Carolina Huaraca Morocho, Silvia Johana Calvopiña Bejarano |
| Jazyk: |
Spanish; Castilian |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Revista Cubana de Medicina Militar, Vol 53, Iss 1, Pp e024025544-e024025544 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1561-3046 |
| Popis: |
Introduction: Enteropathic spondylitis is an inflammatory, systemic and chronic disease that is characterized by affecting the digestive system and the osteomyoarticular system; The inflammatory process generates clinical manifestations that affect the functional capacity and perception of quality of life of patients. Objective: To evaluate the results of a nutritional intervention aimed at controlling the inflammatory process in patients with enteropathic spondylitis. Methods: A longitudinal observational and descriptive investigation was carried out that included as a universe 19 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of enteropathic spondylitis treated at the Andino Hospital of Chimborazo in the period between July 2022 and July 2023. The sample was made up of 17 patients. A nutritional intervention was applied for 10 months that included as a central element supplementation with foods rich in probiotics according to a scheme defined by a clinical nutrition specialist. Results: Average age of 43.51 years, predominance of the female sex (64.70%) and duration of the disease between 5 and 10 years (58.82%). All inflammation markers measured during the study improved during the patients' follow-up; At 9 months, an increase in the percentage of patients with negative C-reactive protein and fibrinogen and normal erythrocyte sedimentation rate was identified. Conclusions: The applied nutritional intervention contributed to improving serum values ??of inflammation markers in patients diagnosed with enteropathic spondylitis. |
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