Yellow Passion Fruit Peels (Passifloraedulis F. Flavicarpa Deg.) Juice effect on the Defecation Pattern of the Patients with Diabetic Mellitus Type 2 in Pinrang Regency Rahma1,*, Citrakesumasari1, Stang1 1Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan Km. 10, Tamalanrea Indah, Tamalanrea, Kota, Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan, 90245, Indonesia *Corresponding author: Rahma, E-mail: rrara82@gmail.com
Online published on 30 April, 2019. Abstract This research aimed to analyze and assess the acceptability of the juice of yellow passion fruit peels defecation pattern of the patients with DM type 2 in the work areas of Teppo and Salo Health Centers, Pinrang Regency. The research type was a quasi-experiment with the design of non-randomized pre test and post test with control group. The samples were then divided into two groups: the treatment group was given the juice of the yellow passion fruit peels of 250 ml/day and education for 7 days, and the control group was given education only. The defecation patterns were measured before and analyzed using Wilcoxon paired t-test in order to compare the result of the Mann Whitney independent t-test was used to compare the defecation patterns between the treatment group and the control group. The research results revealed that the treatment with the juice of the yellow passion fruit peels in the intervention showed a mean increase of defecation frequency in the treatment group was from 3.7 to 6.3 times, while in the control the difference between the groups was significant (p<0.05). The feces consistency also showed a significant difference within the intervention group before and after the intervention (p<0.05), whereas there was no significant difference within the control group (p>0.05). As for the straining strength, the two groups showed no significant difference before the intervention, but the two groups showed a significant difference after the intervention (p<0.05). Top Keywords Defecation patterns, Diabetes mellitus, Fiber, Yellow passion fruit peels. Top |