Influence of Changes in the Intestinal Microflora after Gastrectomy and Correction Methods

Abstract

Changes in the intestinal microflora after gastrectomy, its effect on the body and methods of correction were analyzed in 20 patients who underwent surgery for stomach cancer. The study of the microflora of the colon revealed a decrease in the number of bifidobacteria and lactobacilli, an increase in the number of pathogenic and opportunistic bacteria. Changes in the microflora were manifested by such clinical signs as general weakness, bad breath, mild pain and nausea in the epigastric region after eating, flatulence. When patients underwent 1 course of bifidobacterinoma of lactic acid in the postoperative period, clinical symptoms significantly decreased, and the quality of life of patients improved.