Benefits of Ora-Pro-Nóbis Flour (Pereskia Aculeata Miller) in Constipation in the Elderly

Authors

  • Amanda Caroline Conteçotto da Silva Centro Universitário Cidade Verde – UniCV https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3930-2909
  • Natalia Quevedo dos Santos Universidade Cesumar- UNICESUMAR
  • Stéphane Raquel Almeida Velande da Fonseca Centro Universitário Cidade Verde – UniCV
  • Samara Carvalho de Alburquerque Campos Universidade Cesumar- UNICESUMAR, Paraná, (Brasil).
  • Juliana Cristina Castro Universidade Estadual de Maringá – UEM
  • Leonardo Pestillo de Oliveira Universidade Cesumar - UNICESUMAR, Paraná, (Brasil)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19141/2237-3756.lifestyle.v13.n00.pe1971

Keywords:

Functional food, Intestinal constipation, Elderly, Nutrition

Abstract

Objective:To analyze the benefits of ora-pro-nóbis flour in the diagnostic criteria for functional constipation in institutionalized elderly people.

Method: The flour of ora-pro-nobis leaves was purchased in stores in Maringa (PR). Firstly, the sample was characterized according to physical-chemical composition and considered the most appropriate and viable for the intervention. The ora-pro-nobis flour was added three times a week individually to the participant's plate along with the beans in an amount of 10%. Gut health was defined according to the Rome III criteria.

Results: An improvement was observed in all analyzed criteria, and the intervention was statistically significant in the intestinal health of the individuals under study for the criteria of evacuation less than three times a week and straining when evacuating.

Conclusion: The elderly institutionalized in the elderly long-stay institution Lar dos velhinhos,

Maringa (PR), showed positive results with the dietary intervention with ora-pro-nobis flour, however, new studies on this topic are necessary to consolidate the results.

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Author Biographies

Natalia Quevedo dos Santos, Universidade Cesumar- UNICESUMAR

Programa de Pós Graduação em Promoção da Saúde.

Juliana Cristina Castro, Universidade Estadual de Maringá – UEM

Departamento de Ciências Básicas da Saúde (DBS), Paraná, (Brasil).

Leonardo Pestillo de Oliveira, Universidade Cesumar - UNICESUMAR, Paraná, (Brasil)

Universidade Cesumar - UNICESUMAR, Paraná, (Brasil).  Programa de Pós Graduação em Promoção da Saúde.

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2025-09-23

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da Silva , A. C. C., Santos, N. Q. dos, Fonseca, S. R. A. V. da, Campos, S. C. de A., Castro, J. C., & Oliveira, L. P. de. (2025). Benefits of Ora-Pro-Nóbis Flour (Pereskia Aculeata Miller) in Constipation in the Elderly. Journal of Interdisciplinary Lifestyle Studies, 13, e1971. https://doi.org/10.19141/2237-3756.lifestyle.v13.n00.pe1971

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