Abstract: The present invention pertains to the use of essential fatty acids for the preparation of a food composition for treating in particular post-surgical pain and/or pain due to a post-surgical relapse in women having undergone an operation for endometriosis. Said essential fatty acids are preferably selected from the group consisting of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids of the omega-3 series, and in particular from the group comprising EPA and/or DHA.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 29, 2009
Publication date:
March 3, 2011
Applicant:
PHARMANUTRA S.R.L.
Inventors:
Felice Petraglia, Stefano Luisi, Andrea Lacorte, Germano Tarantino