TY - JOUR
T1 - Lactose avoidance for young children with acute diarrhoea
AU - MacGillivray, Stephen
AU - Fahey, Tom
AU - McGuire, William
PY - 2013/10/31
Y1 - 2013/10/31
N2 - Young children with acute diarrhoea, typically due to infectious gastroenteritis, may temporarily stop producing lactase, the intestinal enzyme that digests lactose. This means they may not digest lactose, the main sugar in milk, and this may worsen or prolong the diarrhoeal illness. However, there is uncertainty whether avoiding lactose-containing milk or milk products helps young children recover from acute diarrhoea more quickly.
AB - Young children with acute diarrhoea, typically due to infectious gastroenteritis, may temporarily stop producing lactase, the intestinal enzyme that digests lactose. This means they may not digest lactose, the main sugar in milk, and this may worsen or prolong the diarrhoeal illness. However, there is uncertainty whether avoiding lactose-containing milk or milk products helps young children recover from acute diarrhoea more quickly.
U2 - 10.1002/14651858.CD005433.pub2
DO - 10.1002/14651858.CD005433.pub2
M3 - Article
SN - 1469-493X
JO - Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
JF - Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
IS - 10
M1 - CD005433
ER -
