[Physiological substantiation and experience with the therapeutic use of oxygenated mineral water]

The accumulated experimental data indicate to the existence of two types of enterocyte respiration: apical and basolateral. Their interrelationships change with regard to small intestine function. Duodenal ulcer was chosen as a clinical model for a study of the therapeutic role of enteral oxygenation. Faster penetration of oxygenated mineral water into the duodenum was shown as compared to oxygen foam. Oxygenated mineral water therapy (as compared to water saturated with carbon dioxide and nitrogen) speeds up the rate of wound healing, shortens the time of arresting the pain syndrome and makes it possible to discharge patients earlier for outpatient treatment.