2024-05-03 18:49:46
A study showed that gastrointestinal symptoms and bowel habits improved when digestive cancer patients continued to consume red ginseng during the recovery period after surgery.
On the 3rd, Professor Kwon In-gyu’s research team from the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery at Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, presented these research results at the spring conference of the Korean Ginseng Society held at Kyungpook National University in Daegu. Additionally, it has been confirmed that consuming red ginseng increases beneficial bacteria in the intestines and helps improve food allergies.
Most patients who undergo surgery for digestive cancers such as stomach cancer or pancreatic cancer have part of the digestive tract tissue removed, so the structure and function of the gastrointestinal tract changes after the surgery. As a result, people experience aftereffects such as changes in intestinal microorganisms, decreased muscle mass, and anemia.
In particular, many patients complain of discomfort and difficulty in daily life due to too frequent intestinal gas discharge or bowel movements and severe odor.
The research team divided 60 patients with digestive cancer (40 with stomach cancer and 20 with pancreatic cancer) into a red ginseng group and a control group (placebo) and observed their progress for 2 months from 1 month after surgery. Red ginseng and placebo were each administered 2 g daily.
Afterwards, participants answered a questionnaire about gastrointestinal disorders and bowel habits using quality of life measurement indicators for cancer patients developed by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer.
As a result, two months after surgery, the number of times gas was expelled per day in the red ginseng group was 6.7, a 43% improvement over the 11.8 times in the control group.
Satisfaction with overall health and quality of life after surgery was also found to remain similar to before surgery in the red ginseng group. On the other hand, in the control group, it decreased by about 15%.
In addition, the proportion of lactobacillus and Akkemansia, known as beneficial intestinal bacteria, was 23.9% and 1.47%, respectively, in the red ginseng consumption group, which was twice as high as 12.3% and 0.63% in the control group.
Professor Kwon In-gyu said, “Patients who consumed red ginseng were evaluated to have effectively improved symptoms that reduce their quality of life, while not having any adverse reactions.” He added, “The fact that patients undergoing digestive system cancer surgery can safely consume red ginseng to improve aftereffects is important.” “It is meaningful that it was confirmed through clinical research.”
Kim Ye-seul, Donga.com reporter [email protected]
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2024-05-03 18:49:46