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THE RELATIONSHIP OF DIETARY LACTOSE TO REFRACTORY DIARRHOEA IN INFANCY
Author(s) -
BURKE VALERIE,
KERRY K. R.,
ANDERSON CHARLOTTE M.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1965.tb02600.x
Subject(s) - medicine , refractory (planetary science) , lactose , lactose intolerance , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , physiology , food science , physics , chemistry , astrobiology
SYNOPSIS Refractory diarrhoea occurring in young babies subsided following exclusion of lactose from the diet. In most patients investigated, small bowel biopsy demonstrated abnormal histology and depression of lactase activity. However, the intestinal mucosa eventually returned to normal and the ingestion of lactose no longer produced symptoms. The clinical value of the observations leading to decreased morbidity in babies with persistent gastroenteritis and the simple management of these patients, without the need for special investigations, is discussed.