[A case report of food-induced ileus requiring two emergency laparotomies in one year].

A 58-year-old woman completely edentulous man was transported to our hospital by ambulance with complaints of abdominal pain and vomiting. Abdominal computed tomography revealed multiple objects in the dilated ileum. An emergency laparotomy was performed and a diagnosis of ileus caused by ingestion of lotus root was established. We advised the patient to obtain and wear dentures. However, she did not comply and continued to swallow food without chewing. After 11 months, she was readmitted with the same symptoms. A second emergency laparotomy also revealed food-induced ileus. No recurrence of food-induced ileus has occurred after the patient agreed to wearing dentures. When encountering patients presenting with ileus, the patient's diet and eating habits should be verified, and the condition of the teeth at the time of diagnosis should be evaluated. Encouragement of patients to improve eating habits, along with adequate dental care, sufficiently prevents food-induced ileus.

The dynamics of phenolic concentration in some pasture species and implications for animal husbandry.

BACKGROUND: Although secondary metabolites have often been studied considering their primary role as plant-defensive and their effect on consumers detrimental, their effects are usually dose-dependent, so it is important to consider their content at all phenological phases and in different plant organs. In this study the content of total phenolics (TotP), non-tannic phenolics (NTP) and proanthocyanidins (PA) was determined in natural populations of pasture species at defined phenological phases and in different plant organs and also in pathogen-infected plants. RESULTS: Variation in TotP, NTP and PA content was observed in all species, phenological phases and plant organs. Leaf blades were the organs with the highest content in all species. The content of all examined compounds increased in infected leaves, reaching the maximum when 20% of plant tissues were attacked and decreasing at higher infection levels. CONCLUSION: Delphinidin was found as an appropriate standard related to the PA structure of each plant species. PA concentrations were always in the range considered beneficial for animals, not exceeding 60 g delphinidin equivalent kg(-1) dry matter. The Folin-Ciocalteu and butanol/HCl/Fe(3+) assays remain the most practical methods for screening large numbers of different plant species for TotP and PA.