Acute gastroenteritis in infants under 6 months old.
Open Access
- 1 September 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Vol. 65 (9), 936-938
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.65.9.936
Abstract
Sixty two babies under the age of 6 months who were admitted with gastroenteritis completed a study of gradual refeeding compared with abrupt refeeding after a period of rehydration. There was no difference in the incidence of recurrence of diarrhoea due to lactose intolerance, effect on weight, or duration of hospital stay. Twenty six babies (42%) had recurrence of diarrhoea after refeeding, all of whom settled with the introduction of a lactose free soya based formula. Well nourished babies under 6 months of age with mild to moderately severe gastroenteritis can be fed immediately with full strength milk feeds after rehydration. The introduction of a lactose free soya based preparation may provide an alternative to repeated attempts at regrading with cows' milk feeds in those patients with lactose intolerance.This publication has 19 references indexed in Scilit:
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