Enteral nutrition combined with glutamine promotes recovery after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in rats

Figure 2 Body weight changes in rats during the study period. A: Body weights were similar in all three groups pre-operatively (F = 0.57, P = 0.57); B Time to minimum weight was significantly longer in the control group compared with the EN (P < 0.05) and IN (P < 0.05) groups, and longer in the EN group compared with the IN group (P < 0.05); C: The weight decline was greater in the control group compared with the EN (P < 0.05) and IN (P < 0.05) groups, and greater in the EN compared with the IN group (P < 0.05); D: Body weight at 30 d postoperatively was significantly higher in the EN group compared with the control group (P < 0.05) and significantly lower compared with the IN group (P < 0.05); E: Weight-change curve for rats over 30 d postoperatively. Bars represent mean ± SD, n = 8. EN: Enteral nutrition; IN: Immune nutrition.