PROPHYLACTIC EFFECT OF DIETARY FIBRE IN DUODENAL ULCER DISEASE

Abstract 73 patients with recently healed duodenal ulcer were randomly allocated to a diet high or low in fibre for a period of 6 months. During this period, ulcer recurrence was found in 28 (80%) of the 35 patients in the group on a low fibre diet compared with 17 (45%) of the 38 patients in the group on a high fibre diet (p