Acute Appendicitis and Dietary Fiber
- 1 July 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Surgery
- Vol. 118 (7) , 868-870
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1983.01390070076015
Abstract
• The role of dietary fiber in the cause of acute appendicitis was evaluated. By means of food diaries the average daily fiber consumption was determined in 31 patients with acute appendicitis and in 30 control patients, matched for age and sex. The average daily dietary fiber intake was 17.4 g in the group with appendicitis and 21.0 g in the control group. The difference is statistically significant. Adjustment for the total energy intake in each instance did not change this conclusion. The results support the hypothesis that diet, in particular a lack of fiber, may be an important factor in the pathogenesis of acute appendicitis. (Arch Surg 1983;118:868-870)This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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