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Clinical Trial
. 1990 Sep;65(9):936-8.
doi: 10.1136/adc.65.9.936.

Acute gastroenteritis in infants under 6 months old

R Fox  1 , C L Leen, E M Dunbar, M E Ellis, B K Mandal
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Clinical Trial

Acute gastroenteritis in infants under 6 months old

R Fox et al. Arch Dis Child. 1990 Sep.

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.

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