Targeted Nutrition to Promote Gut Motility

Presentation Description / Summary: Gastrointestinal dysmotility manifesting as regurgitation, vomiting, elevated gastric residual volumes, or diarrhea often raises concerns about enteral feeding tolerance, leading clinicians to withhold nutrition. However, this cautionary approach of underfeeding can paradoxically worsen motility disorders and compromise patient outcomes. While pharmacologic interventions are an important component of treatment, they frequently prove insufficient in managing severe dysmotility in veterinary patients when used alone. Therefore, a comprehensive, multimodal strategy incorporating individualized nutritional interventions is essential. This presentation will focus on nutirtional therapies for gastromotility motility disorders (gastroesophageal reflux, gastroparesis, ileus and constipation) with case examples.

Learner Outcomes:.To discuss different nutritional recommendations and strategies for the following motility disorders in dogs and cats: 1, gastroesophageal reflux, 2, gastroparesis, 3, ileus and 4, constipation.