EVALUATION OF WHEAT BRAN INTAKE IN TREATMENT OF INFANT AND CHILDHOOD CONSTIPATION | ||
| Al-Azhar Journal of Pediatrics | ||
| Article 4, Volume 20, Issue 2, June 2017, Pages 1791-1808 PDF (290.54 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/azjp.2017.77325 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hany A. Samy; Khaled Zayed; Ahmed M. Elsaid | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the intake of bran and the bowel habit (BH) of constipated children advised a diet containing wheat bran. Patients and Methods: Bran intake and BH of 51 children with functional constipation defined by the ‘‘Boston criteria’’ were obtained at visit 1 (V1) and at 3 follow-up visits (V2–V4) with median interval of two weeks conducted at Bab-Elshaeria university hospital through the period from May 2017 to December 2017. At each follow-up visit, the BH in the previous 2 weeks was recalled, with questions about frequency, consistency of stool, possible complications (recurrent abdominal pain, enuresis, nonstructural urinary tract infections, and/or fecal soiling) and possible effects of Bran overconsumption (flatulence, abdominal pain/distension, and diarrhea) was obtained. Results: Median age (range) was 4.75 years (1.12–8.33years); Bran intake and the BH rate significantly increased at V2 and remained higher than at V1 through V2 to V4. 44children accepted bran through visits, at which median bran intake was 20 g/day. Children had significantly higher bran intake at V2 to V4 at which they had improved BH than at those at which they presented unimproved BH. Bran acceptance was associated with improved BH. At the last visit 44 children presented improved BH (86%). Conclusions: High bran intake is feasible in constipated children and contributes to amelioration of constipation. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| bowel habit; children; constipation; Wheat bran | ||
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