Dietary Management of Acute Diarrhoea in Children: Effect of Fermented and Amylase-Digested Weaning Foods on Intestinal Permeability

Abstract

Dietary treatment and intestinal damage at admission explain 13.5% of the variation in L/M ratio, but when age at admission and age at weaning are included as covariants, 21.9% is explained. FAD porridge seems to be more effective in the treatment of intestinal permeability than AMD or conventional porridge. Urinary lactose concentrations in spot urine samples taken prior to the permeability test were also measured. There was a significant correlation with the L/M ratio (correlation coefficient = 0.62, p < 0.001).

Effect of probiotics on gastrointestinal symptoms and small intestinal permeability in children with atopic dermatitis

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African fermented foods and probiotics

“…It has been shown to decrease the occurrence of enteropathogens in the rectum and improve the barrier function of the intestinal mucosa in children aged 6-25 months with acute diarrhea (Kingamkono et al, 1999;Willumsen et al, 1997).…”

Intestinal Mucosal Permeability of Severely Underweight and Nonmalnourished Bangladeshi Children and Effects of Nutritional Rehabilitation

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