Acute gastroenteritis—changes to the recommended original oral rehydrating salts: a review
The World Health Organization recommended a formulation of oral rehydration salts as the intervention of choice for the treatment of acute gastroenteritis. While of value for the replacement of fluids and electrolytes, the formulation does not reduce stool volume, frequency, or symptom duration. Thi...
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| author | Carlos Lifschitz Oleksii Kozhevnikov Christine Oesterling Amira Anbar Steven Walker |
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| description | The World Health Organization recommended a formulation of oral rehydration salts as the intervention of choice for the treatment of acute gastroenteritis. While of value for the replacement of fluids and electrolytes, the formulation does not reduce stool volume, frequency, or symptom duration. This may prevent wide acceptance. To increase tolerability, shorten the duration of diarrhea and improve parental quality of life, several modifications to the original formula have been proposed. These include; low osmolarity, rice-based, glucose polymers as an alternative to glucose, the addition of probiotics, prebiotics and/or zinc, and various other ingredients. Here we summarize evidence regarding such changes and additions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ee8c423ddb7849718d77d3a89fc85a952023-12-18T07:07:45ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pediatrics2296-23602023-12-011110.3389/fped.2023.12944901294490Acute gastroenteritis—changes to the recommended original oral rehydrating salts: a reviewCarlos Lifschitz0Oleksii Kozhevnikov1Christine Oesterling2Amira Anbar3Steven Walker4Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaMedibiotiX GmbH, Baden-Baden, GermanyEastmead Surgery, Greenford, and Imperial College London, London, United KingdomSt. Gilesmedical, London, United KingdomSt. Gilesmedical (London & Berlin) & University of Applied Sciences, Bremen, GermanyThe World Health Organization recommended a formulation of oral rehydration salts as the intervention of choice for the treatment of acute gastroenteritis. While of value for the replacement of fluids and electrolytes, the formulation does not reduce stool volume, frequency, or symptom duration. This may prevent wide acceptance. To increase tolerability, shorten the duration of diarrhea and improve parental quality of life, several modifications to the original formula have been proposed. These include; low osmolarity, rice-based, glucose polymers as an alternative to glucose, the addition of probiotics, prebiotics and/or zinc, and various other ingredients. Here we summarize evidence regarding such changes and additions.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2023.1294490/fullreviewacute gastroenteritis (AGE)oral rehydrating solutionprobiotics and prebioticszinclow osmolar oral rehydration solution |
| spellingShingle | Carlos Lifschitz Oleksii Kozhevnikov Christine Oesterling Amira Anbar Steven Walker Acute gastroenteritis—changes to the recommended original oral rehydrating salts: a review Frontiers in Pediatrics review acute gastroenteritis (AGE) oral rehydrating solution probiotics and prebiotics zinc low osmolar oral rehydration solution |
| title | Acute gastroenteritis—changes to the recommended original oral rehydrating salts: a review |
| title_full | Acute gastroenteritis—changes to the recommended original oral rehydrating salts: a review |
| title_fullStr | Acute gastroenteritis—changes to the recommended original oral rehydrating salts: a review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute gastroenteritis—changes to the recommended original oral rehydrating salts: a review |
| title_short | Acute gastroenteritis—changes to the recommended original oral rehydrating salts: a review |
| title_sort | acute gastroenteritis changes to the recommended original oral rehydrating salts a review |
| topic | review acute gastroenteritis (AGE) oral rehydrating solution probiotics and prebiotics zinc low osmolar oral rehydration solution |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2023.1294490/full |
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