dietary habits affect quality of life: bowel obstruction caused by phytobezoar

nutritional status is very important especially in older adults because of its effects on quality of life. phytobezoar, for instance, that can lead to small bowel obstruction has risk factors such as excessive consumption of foods with high fiber content and inadequate chewing. these factors are related to dietary habits. furthermore, aging process and some of related physiologic changes can predispose one to phytobezoar formation. we describe a 61-yr-old man presented to the emergency department of nemazee hospital, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran, in 2015 with small bowel obstruction due to phytobezoar following large amount of pomegranate seeds intake a few days before admission as an example of increased morbidity relating to unusual dietary habit.