Rhubarb extract partially improves mucosal integrity in chemotherapy-induced intestinal mucositis

Table 1 Total daily food (g) and water (mL) intake, and faecal (g) and urine (mL) output for the trial period prior to the administration of 5-FU (days 1 to 5)

	Water	LDR	HDR
Food intake (g)	51.0 ± 0.7	52.3 ± 2.0	53.8 ± 1.0
Water Intake (mL)	122.5 ± 7.3	129.4 ± 12.0	115.0 ± 7.1
Wet faecal output (g)	6.2 ± 0.3	6.8 ± 0.3	6.6 ± 0.4
Urine output (mL)	79.3 ± 5.6	79.8 ± 6.1	85.8 ± 5.0

Rats were gavaged daily with water, LDR or HDR (1 mL); data expressed as mean (g or mL) ± SEM. LDR: Low-dose RE; HDR: High-dose RE; RE: Rhubarb extract.