abstract:An elemental diet is a diet that proposes the ingestion or in more severe cases, use of a gastric feeding tube or intravenous feeding of liquid nutrients in an easily assimilated form. It is usually composed of amino acids, fats, sugars, vitamins, and minerals.
Conclusion: Early mobilization andelementaldiet as nursingintervention for postoperativecolon cancer patientscoulddecrease the degreeof alteration of intestinal flora.