Suplementação de fibras alimentares como medida terapêutica em pacientes com constipação intestinal

Abstract

Patients who can not maintain adequate fiber intake may develop intestinal constipation.This work aims to provide subsidies for the choice of the best type of fiber in the treatment of intestinal constipation. A narrative review of the literature from 1991 to 2018 was carried out in the databases, Scielo; Academic Google; Medline; Virtual Health Library, using the descriptors, "dietary fiber", "supplementation" and "constipation", where it was tried to point out several studies that showed the benefits of the supplementation and the best way to supplement. Increase fiber in the diet should be gradual and accompanied by increased water intake, as part of the fiber needs to dissolve liquids, lack of fluid can cause or worsen constipation. The constipation may take a few days or weeks until you find the right amount of fiber for each person.