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Application of mineral waters in the complex treatment of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Minerva gastroenterologica e dietologica
September 1, 2020
Nataliya V Dragomiretska et al. (9 authors)
Journal ArticleRandomized Controlled TrialHuman StudyClinical
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to evaluate the healing effects of highly mineralized sodium bicarbonate water in the treatment of GERD compared to standard therapy.

Results Summary

Sodium bicarbonate water significantly improved abdominal pain and dyspeptic syndromes and enhanced stomach acid-forming function, but did not show reliable effects on cytolytic, inflammatory, or cholestatic syndromes. Sulfate-bicarbonate sodium-magnesium water also improved dyspepsia and pain syndromes and normalized liver function.

Population

90 patients with GERD, divided into three groups of 30 each.

Effective Dosage

Not specified

Duration

1 month

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (6)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
basic treatment complex-dietary and proton pump inhibitor group drugs
no change
signs of dyspeptic and asthenic syndromes
patients with GERD
no significant leveling
did not lead to a significant leveling
#1
boric highly mineralized bicarbonate sodium water
decrease
signs of abdominal pain and dyspeptic syndromes
patients with GERD
significant leveling
led to a significant leveling
#2
boric highly mineralized bicarbonate sodium water
increase
acid-forming function of the stomach
patients with GERD
-
improvement
#3
boric highly mineralized bicarbonate sodium water
no change
eliminating signs of cytolytic, mesenchymal inflammatory and cholestatic syndromes
patients with GERD
no reliable dynamics
no reliable dynamics were observed
#4
highly mineralized sulfate-bicarbonate sodium-magnesium water
decrease
dyspepsia and pain syndromes
patients with GERD
-
improves the elimination
#5
highly mineralized sulfate-bicarbonate sodium-magnesium water
increase
functional state of the liver
patients with GERD
-
normalization
#6
Abstract

BACKGROUND: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the most common gastric pathologies. Recently, there has been a growing interest in the healing effects of mineral waters (MW). METHODS: Ninety patients with GERD were under observation. The study used the following methods: anamnestic, clinical, studies of biochemical blood parameters, ultrasonographic studies of the digestive system, fibroesophagogastroduodenoscopy with intragastric pH-metric. After preliminary research, all patients were randomly divided into three groups of 30 people. The control group (group 1) who were prescribed a basic treatment complex-dietary and proton pump inhibitor group drugs. Patients of group 2 in addition to the standard course of treatment received boric highly mineralized bicarbonate sodium water. Patients of group 3 in addition to the basic therapy were prescribed an internal course treatment of highly mineralized sulfate-bicarbonate sodium-magnesium water. RESULTS: The use of the basic complex of treatment for a month in control group did not lead to a significant leveling of signs of dyspeptic and asthenic syndromes. The use of boron highly mineralized sodium bicarbonate water led to a significant leveling of signs of abdominal pain and dyspeptic syndromes, improvement of acid-forming function of the stomach, but no reliable dynamics were observed in eliminating signs of cytolytic, mesenchymal inflammatory and cholestatic syndromes. Application of highly mineralized sulfate-hydrocarbonate sodium magnesium water improves the elimination of dyspepsia and pain syndromes, normalization of the functional state of the liver. CONCLUSIONS: The obtained data confirm the prospects of using highly mineralized mineral waters in the complex treatment of GERD patients.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Drinking WaterFemaleGastroesophageal RefluxHumansMaleMiddle AgedMineral WatersSodium Bicarbonate
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Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy75/10
Quality70/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations4
Citations/Year0.8
Relative Citation Ratio0.46
NIH Percentile24.8%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.50
Weight Score2.00
Normalized Score0.64
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