Trial reportArchives of disease in childhood2005
Partially hydrolysed guar gum supplemented comminuted chicken diet in persistent diarrhoea: a randomised controlled trial.
Trial report in Archives of disease in childhood, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Efficacy of partially hydrolyzed guar gum (PHGG) supplemented modified oral rehydration solution in the treatment of severely malnourished children with watery diarrhoea: a randomised double-blind controlled trial.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2015Trial
- Efficacy of a Green Banana-Mixed Diet in the Management of Persistent Diarrhea: Protocol for an Open-Labeled, Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2020Article
- Effects of Non-Starch Polysaccharides on Inflammatory Bowel Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2017Review
- Gut microbiota-produced succinate promotes C. difficile infection after antibiotic treatment or motility disturbance.Cell host & microbe · 2014Article
- The Enteric Two-Step: nutritional strategies of bacterial pathogens within the gut.Cellular microbiology · 2014Review
- When a healthy diet turns deadly.Gut microbesArticle
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Abstract
backgroundPartially hydrolysed guar gum (Benefiber) added to a diet is fermented in the colon, producing short chain fatty acids, which improve intestinal function, including colonic salt and water absorption.
aimsTo evaluate the effect of Benefiber supplemented comminuted chicken diet in the treatment of persistent diarrhoea.
methodsOne hundred and sixteen children (aged 5-24 months), presenting to Dhaka Hospital with a history of watery diarrhoea for more than 14 days (persistent diarrhoea), were randomised to receive either: (1) comminuted chicken diet with Benefiber (study diet); or (2) comminuted chicken diet without Benefiber (control diet). The study period was seven days.
resultsOf 116 children, 57 received the study diet and 59 received the control diet. Diarrhoea resolved in a greater number of children with the study than with the control diet (46/55 (84%) v 36/58 (62%); odds ratio 3.12, 95% CI 1.19 to 8.4). Survival analysis for the duration of diarrhoea also showed a reduced duration of diarrhoea in children receiving the study diet. There was also a trend in daily stool reduction in children receiving the study diet, significant on days 4-7.
conclusionResults show that Benefiber supplemented comminuted chicken diet enhances recovery of children with persistent diarrhoea, indicating its therapeutic potential.
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