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The ideal composition of an enteral formula for use in intractable diarrhea of infancy is unknown, but should address the abnormalities of digestive function attributable to malnutrition which occur in these infants. These include dietary protein hypersensitivity, di saccharidase deficiency, monosaccharide malabsorption, cholerheic enteropathy and steatorrhea. In a group of 9 infants with intractable diarrhea, we compared the use of an aminoacid, 1% fat elemental diet (Group 1), with a peptide-containing, 10% fat elemental diet (Group 2). Dilute elemental diets were hegin at 50 cc/kgm/day and advanced in volume and concentration. Data collected before and after attaining a caloric intake of 100 kcal/kgm/day were compared:
The peptide containing 10% fat formula can be used successfully, avoiding the expense and osmolality of the amino acid formula.
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Gleason, W. ELEMENTAL DIETS IN INTRACTABLE DIARRHEA: COMPARISON OF A WHOLE PROTEIN ELEMENTAL DIET WITH AN AMINO ACID FORMULA. Pediatr Res 21 (Suppl 4), 268 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198704010-00604
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198704010-00604