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Elemental Diet for Patients with Moderate to Severe Gastrointestinal/Digestive Impairment
Physicians’ Elemental Diet Dextrose Free is intended for use under medical supervision for the dietary management of patients with GI dysfunction.
The elemental diet is designed for the dietary management of:
• Irritable bowel and Crohn’s disease• Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO)
• Moderate to severe impaired gastrointestinal function.
Physicians’ Elemental Diet Dextrose Free contains a balanced blend of macronutrients fortified with essential vitamins, minerals, and electrolytes to assure comprehensive support as a sole source of nutritional intake for limited periods. It has been:
• Specifically formulated to contain free amino acids, partially hydrolyzed carbohydrate, and medium chain triglycerides to aid in their absorption from the GI lumen.• Designed to maintain nutritional sustenance as a sole source of nutrition for up to four weeks.
• Produced as a strictly hypoallergenic formula, free from yeast, wheat, gluten, dairy products, fructose, sucrose, lactose, disaccharides, sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol, artificial colors, flavors or preservatives.
• Formulated with a well-tolerated flavor for improved patient adherence
Dosing by Caloric Need
Physicians’ Elemental Diet Dextrose Free should be used for 2-4 weeks. It was designed to maintain nutritional sustenance as a sole source of nutrition, and can be used as a half-elemental diet making dosing dependent upon the caloric needs of each patient. One scoop of Physicians’ Elemental Diet Dextrose Free = 35 grams, and 150 calories. Each 1,260g bag contains 36 scoops (5,400 calories).
Serving Size: 35 g
Servings Per Container: 36
| Amount Per Serving | % of Daily Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 150 | |
| Calories from Fat | 40 | |
| Total Fat | 40 g | |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 23 g | |
| Sugars | 1 g | |
| Sodium | 140 mg | |
| Potassium | 150 mg | |
| Vitamin A Beta Carotene | 250 mcg | |
| Vitamin C | 20 mg | |
| Calcium | 85 mg | |
| Iron | 1.5 mg | |
| Vitamin D3 | 1.67 mcg | |
| Vitamin E | 6.7 mg | |
| Vitamin K | 10 mcg | |
| Thiamin | 0.5 mg | |
| Riboflavin (Riboflavin-5’-phosphate) | 0.56 mg | |
| Niacin | 3.3 mg | |
| Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxal-5’-phosphate) | 667 mcg | |
| Folate (as Quatrefolic® (6S)-5-methyltetrahydrofolate glucosamine salt) | 33 mcg | |
| Vitamin B12 (Methylcobalamin) | 0.5 mcg | |
| Biotin | 50 mcg | |
| Pantothenic Acid | 3.3 mg | |
| Choline | 33.35 mg | |
| Phosphorus | 82.8 mg | |
| Iodine | 16.5 mcg | |
| Magnesium | 33.5 mg | |
| Zinc | 2 mg | |
| Selenium | 18 mcg | |
| Copper | 167 mcg | |
| Manganese | 332 mcg | |
| Molybdenum | 8.25 mcg | |
| Chloride | 164.6 mg | |
| tapioca maltodextrin | ||
| medium chain triglycerides | ||
| l-glutamine | ||
| l-proline | ||
| natural flavor | ||
| l-aspartic acid | ||
| l-serine | ||
| l-arginine hydrochloride | ||
| l-alanine | ||
| potassium citrate | ||
| l-leucine | ||
| l-lysine hydrochloride | ||
| disodium phosphate | ||
| l-valine | ||
| l-glycine | ||
| l-isoleucine | ||
| l-threonine | ||
| tricalcium phosphate | ||
| l-tyrosine | ||
| dimagnesium malate | ||
| dicalcium malate | ||
| l-phenylalanine | ||
| choline bitartrate | ||
| l-methionine | ||
| l-histidine | ||
| l-cysteine hydrochloride | ||
| potassium malate | ||
| magnesium citrate | ||
| l-tryptophan | ||
| l-carnitine l-tartrate | ||
| sodium ascorbate | ||
| d-alpha tocopheryl acetate | ||
| iron gluconate | ||
| l-taurine | ||
| zinc sulfate | ||
| calcium d-pantothenate | ||
| beta carotene | ||
| niacinamide | ||
| sodium chloride | ||
| sodium selenite | ||
| manganese citrate | ||
| phytonadione | ||
| pyridoxyl-5’-phosphate | ||
| cholecalciferol | ||
| riboflavin-5’-phosphate | ||
| thiamine hydrochloride | ||
| copper sulfate | ||
| Quatrefolic® ((6S)-5-methyltetrahydrofolate glucosamine salt) | ||
| d-biotin | ||
| sodium molybdate | ||
| potassium iodide | ||
| methylcobalamin | ||
Wheat Free, Dairy/ Milk Free, Gluten Free, Soy Free, Yeast Free, Preservative Free, Corn Free, Free of Artificial Colors/Flavors, Lactose Free
