Clinical efficacy of vitamin-mineral complexes in the treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract

Abstract

Introduction. Chronic diseases of the digestive system lead to impaired absorption, assimilation and metabolism of macro- and micronutrients, primarily vitamins, inhibition of microflora, producing a number of vitamins, which requires correction of nutritional status. Purpose of the study. To study the clinical efficacy of the “Gastrobin Forte” vitamin-mineral complex in patients with gastritis and gastroduodenitis.Materials and methods. An open observational clinical study was conducted on patients with chronic gastritis and gastroduodenitis (the main group - 60 patients) and a comparison group (30 patients). An objective examination of patients were evaluated before the study, on the 14th, 30th, 60th and 120th days of observation.The results of the study. The 120-day administration of the vitamin-mineral complex «Gastrobin Forte» was well tolerated by patients, did not cause unwanted adverse reactions, including allergic ones. Two weeks later, there was a tendency to a decrease in the frequency of pain, discomfort in the epigastrium, and after 4 months all patients of the main group achieved persistent remission and the disappearance of the pain syndrome. At the same time, in the comparison group, complaints of discomfort in the epigastrium and unstable stool persisted in 10% of patients, and expressed pain syndrome persisted in 5% of patients. Conclusions. Gastrobin Forte is recommended as an additional source of vitamins and minerals for aftercare from hospital, as well as for prolonging remissions and preventing exacerbations.

Keywords

• vitamins
• minerals
• vitamin deficiency
• specialized and preventive nutrition
• dietary supplement