Lactose avoidance for young children with acute diarrhoea

Stephen MacGillivray; Tom Fahey; William McGuire

doi:10.1002/14651858.CD005433.pub2

Lactose avoidance for young children with acute diarrhoea

Stephen MacGillivray
, Tom Fahey
, William McGuire

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	CD005433
Number of pages	86
Journal	Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD005433.pub2
Publication status	Published - 31 Oct 2013

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