Early-Life Gut Health Indicators and Reported Prevalence of Infant Functional Constipation by Healthcare Professionals
A healthy gut during early childhood is important. However, it seems that there are no standard indicators used to assess it. Healthcare professionals (HCPs) were asked via an electronic survey question about gut health indicators (GHIs) for infants and toddlers, in addition to an estimated prevalen...
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| author | Leilani Muhardi Dianne J. M. Delsing Irina Zakharova Koen Huysentruyt Sze-Yee Chong Ruey Terng Ng Andy Darma Badriul Hegar Mohammed Hasosah Erick Toro-Monjaraz Merih Cetinkaya Chung-Mo Chow Marion M. Aw Urszula Kudla Louise Naz West Yvan Vandenplas |
| author_facet | Leilani Muhardi Dianne J. M. Delsing Irina Zakharova Koen Huysentruyt Sze-Yee Chong Ruey Terng Ng Andy Darma Badriul Hegar Mohammed Hasosah Erick Toro-Monjaraz Merih Cetinkaya Chung-Mo Chow Marion M. Aw Urszula Kudla Louise Naz West Yvan Vandenplas |
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| description | A healthy gut during early childhood is important. However, it seems that there are no standard indicators used to assess it. Healthcare professionals (HCPs) were asked via an electronic survey question about gut health indicators (GHIs) for infants and toddlers, in addition to an estimated prevalence of infant’s functional constipation (FC) and its management. HCPs from eight countries participated in the survey (Russia (66.0%, 1449), Indonesia (11.0%, 242), Malaysia (6.0%, 132), Mexico (5.7%, 125), KSA (5.1%, 113), Turkey (3.0%, 66), Hong Kong (2.2%, 49), and Singapore (1.0%, 23)). The 2199 participating respondents were further classified into three continents (Asia (20.2%), Europe (68.8%), and others (11.0%)). Most of them were pediatricians (80.3%), followed by pediatric gastroenterologists (7.0%), general practitioners (6.4%), and others (6.3%). The top three preferred GHIs were similar for infants and toddlers: an absence of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, effective digestion/absorption as assessed by normal growth, and a general feeling of well-being. The absence of GI-related infection was the least preferred indicator. Most of the respondents reported the prevalence of FC among infants was less than 5%, with the peak incidence between the ages of 3 and 6 months. The reported choices of intervention to manage FC in infants were a change to a specific nutritional solution from a standard formula (40.2%), parental reassurance (31.7%), and lactulose (17.0%). Conclusion: The HCPs in the eight countries preferred the absence of GI symptoms, normal growth for effective digestion and absorption, and general well-being as the gut health indicators in infants and toddlers. The reported prevalence of FC in infants was less than 5%. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-382ab1d2df2c4f71807142904a6a1ba72023-11-30T23:49:38ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432023-01-0115229810.3390/nu15020298Early-Life Gut Health Indicators and Reported Prevalence of Infant Functional Constipation by Healthcare ProfessionalsLeilani Muhardi0Dianne J. M. Delsing1Irina Zakharova2Koen Huysentruyt3Sze-Yee Chong4Ruey Terng Ng5Andy Darma6Badriul Hegar7Mohammed Hasosah8Erick Toro-Monjaraz9Merih Cetinkaya10Chung-Mo Chow11Marion M. Aw12Urszula Kudla13Louise Naz West14Yvan Vandenplas15FrieslandCampina AMEA, Singapore 039190, SingaporeFrieslandCampina, 3818 LE Amersfoort, The NetherlandsDepartment of Pediatrics, Russian Medical Academy Continuous Professional Education of the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Moscow 125993, RussiaKidZ Health Castle, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, UZ Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), 1090 Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Pediatrics, Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Ipoh 30450, MalaysiaDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, MalaysiaDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya 60131, IndonesiaDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta 10430, IndonesiaDepartment of Pediatric, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah 14611, Saudi ArabiaUnit of Physiology and Gastrointestinal Motility, Gastroenterology and Nutrition Department, National Institute of Pediatrics, Mexico City 04530, MexicoDepartment of Neonatology, Health Sciences University, Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul 34480, TurkeyVirtus Medical Group, Hong KongDepartment of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077, SingaporeFrieslandCampina, 3818 LE Amersfoort, The NetherlandsFrieslandCampina, 3818 LE Amersfoort, The NetherlandsKidZ Health Castle, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, UZ Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), 1090 Brussels, BelgiumA healthy gut during early childhood is important. However, it seems that there are no standard indicators used to assess it. Healthcare professionals (HCPs) were asked via an electronic survey question about gut health indicators (GHIs) for infants and toddlers, in addition to an estimated prevalence of infant’s functional constipation (FC) and its management. HCPs from eight countries participated in the survey (Russia (66.0%, 1449), Indonesia (11.0%, 242), Malaysia (6.0%, 132), Mexico (5.7%, 125), KSA (5.1%, 113), Turkey (3.0%, 66), Hong Kong (2.2%, 49), and Singapore (1.0%, 23)). The 2199 participating respondents were further classified into three continents (Asia (20.2%), Europe (68.8%), and others (11.0%)). Most of them were pediatricians (80.3%), followed by pediatric gastroenterologists (7.0%), general practitioners (6.4%), and others (6.3%). The top three preferred GHIs were similar for infants and toddlers: an absence of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, effective digestion/absorption as assessed by normal growth, and a general feeling of well-being. The absence of GI-related infection was the least preferred indicator. Most of the respondents reported the prevalence of FC among infants was less than 5%, with the peak incidence between the ages of 3 and 6 months. The reported choices of intervention to manage FC in infants were a change to a specific nutritional solution from a standard formula (40.2%), parental reassurance (31.7%), and lactulose (17.0%). Conclusion: The HCPs in the eight countries preferred the absence of GI symptoms, normal growth for effective digestion and absorption, and general well-being as the gut health indicators in infants and toddlers. The reported prevalence of FC in infants was less than 5%.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/2/298gut health indicatorsinfanttoddlershealthcare professionalse-survey |
| spellingShingle | Leilani Muhardi Dianne J. M. Delsing Irina Zakharova Koen Huysentruyt Sze-Yee Chong Ruey Terng Ng Andy Darma Badriul Hegar Mohammed Hasosah Erick Toro-Monjaraz Merih Cetinkaya Chung-Mo Chow Marion M. Aw Urszula Kudla Louise Naz West Yvan Vandenplas Early-Life Gut Health Indicators and Reported Prevalence of Infant Functional Constipation by Healthcare Professionals Nutrients gut health indicators infant toddlers healthcare professionals e-survey |
| title | Early-Life Gut Health Indicators and Reported Prevalence of Infant Functional Constipation by Healthcare Professionals |
| title_full | Early-Life Gut Health Indicators and Reported Prevalence of Infant Functional Constipation by Healthcare Professionals |
| title_fullStr | Early-Life Gut Health Indicators and Reported Prevalence of Infant Functional Constipation by Healthcare Professionals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Early-Life Gut Health Indicators and Reported Prevalence of Infant Functional Constipation by Healthcare Professionals |
| title_short | Early-Life Gut Health Indicators and Reported Prevalence of Infant Functional Constipation by Healthcare Professionals |
| title_sort | early life gut health indicators and reported prevalence of infant functional constipation by healthcare professionals |
| topic | gut health indicators infant toddlers healthcare professionals e-survey |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/2/298 |
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