Functional Oral Intake
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Utilizing an Orally Dissolving Strip for Pharmacological and Toxicological Studies: A Simple and Humane Alternative to Oral Gavage for Animals
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2016
The following protocol describes a novel method for chronic oral drug administration using an orally dissolving strip (ODS) in lieu of the more commonly used oral gavage method. We demonstrate that preclinical, oral drug delivery using the ODS method represents a safe, convenient, and humane alternative to oral gavage.
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Quantifying Food Intake in Caenorhabditis elegans by Measuring Bacterial Clearance
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2024
This protocol describes an assay to quantify Caenorhabditis elegans feeding rate based on measuring the clearance of bacteria in liquid culture.
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Regulation of Water Intake
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2024
Osmolality refers to the number of solute particles per kilogram of solvent in a solution. Plasma osmolality specifically indicates the total number of solute particles per kilogram of water in blood plasma. This value reflects the body's hydration status and is tightly regulated through mechanisms controlling water intake and output. While water consumption is a conscious decision, the body has intrinsic regulatory systems to maintain fluid balance. Dehydration, a state of water deficit...
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Oral Gavage in Neonatal Mouse Pups and Functional Assessment of Gut Barrier Integrity Using Ussing Chambers
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2026
This article describes: (1) oral gavage delivery of test molecules to neonatal mice as early as DOL 6; and (2) ex vivo evaluation of colonic epithelial barrier function in biopsies from DOL 10 to weaning (DOL 20) pups by assessing paracellular and transcellular permeability with Ussing chambers.
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Regulation of Food Intake
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2024
Short-term regulation of food intake primarily involves neural signals from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, blood nutrient levels, and GI tract hormones. Communication between the gut and brain via vagal nerve fibers plays a significant role in evaluating the contents of the gut. Clinical studies have shown that protein ingestion produces a more prolonged response in these nerve fibers compared to an equivalent amount of glucose. Additionally, the activation of stretch receptors caused by GI...
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Alertness, swallowing function, airway protection, and the consistency of food or liquids can each alter how well a person manages oral intake. Feeding assistance, positioning, and strategies to reduce aspiration risk may help, but their value depends on the patient’s tolerance and clinical condition. Considering these factors together gives a more meaningful picture than judging meals by volume alone.
Oral intake and nonoral nutrition are not mutually exclusive. A patient may consume food and liquids orally while still requiring supplemental enteral nutrition to support nutritional status. Functional Oral Intake therefore describes the patient’s current oral participation without assuming that oral intake alone meets nutritional needs. This distinction supports more precise nutrition planning and follow-up.
Food and liquid consistency can affect how effectively a person swallows and how well the airway is protected. Adjusting consistency may be one component of a broader plan that also considers alertness, positioning, feeding assistance, and rehabilitation. Clinicians use the patient’s tolerance of these choices to judge whether oral intake is being managed safely and effectively.
Clinicians review intake patterns alongside swallowing function, airway protection, alertness, and tolerance of selected food or liquid consistencies. They may also consider whether feeding assistance, positioning, or other strategies are needed and whether supplemental nonoral nutrition remains in use. Ongoing assessment can document change over time and connect observed intake with nutritional status.
Management may include changing food or liquid textures, providing feeding assistance, modifying positioning, or using rehabilitation and other strategies intended to reduce aspiration risk. Clinicians then monitor tolerance and nutritional status rather than assuming that an adjustment has succeeded. This approach links a practical change in feeding with its observed effect on safety, effectiveness, and ongoing nutrition.
This framework is useful during dysphagia evaluation, after illness or injury, and when clinicians must consider oral versus enteral nutrition. It can show whether swallowing-related function is improving, remaining limited, or changing with rehabilitation and supportive strategies. Because it follows what the patient can actually manage, the measure also contributes to patient-centered goals and outcome tracking.