Synbiotics Improved Stool Form via Changes in the Microbiota and Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Hemodialysis Patients.

Hemodialysis patients often develop constipation. We analyzed the advantage of synbiotics over prebiotics based on the stool form due to the intestinal environment in hemodialysis patients. Patients received either synbiotics or prebiotics for four weeks.

Prebiotics Improved the Defecation Status via Changes in the Microbiota and Short-chain Fatty Acids in Hemodialysis Patients.

Hemodialysis patients often become constipated. We analyzed the effect of prebiotics on the defecation status due to the intestinal environment in hemodialysis patients. Fifteen patients received prebiotics as partially hydrolyzed guar gum for four weeks.

A case of primary hyperparathyroidism with severe bone and renal changes.

We report a 79-year-old Japanese woman who had primary hyperparathyroidism (HPT) with end-stage renal disease and severe bone changes. In 2004, she began to experience pain in her shoulders and knees, as well as muscle weakness and anorexia. She already had renal failure with a serum Cr of 4.

Calcium, phosphorus, cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality in hemodialysis patients: a single-center retrospective cohort study to reassess the validity of the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy guidelines.

Mineral and bone disorders frequently cause cardiovascular complications and mortality in hemodialysis patients, but few observational studies of Japanese patients have investigated this matter. A retrospective cohort study of 99 patients (53 males, 46 females; mean age: 65 +/- 12 year; 38% with diabetes mellitus) on maintenance hemodialysis in our dialysis center was conducted. Mean serum Ca, P and intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) levels were 9.