Decrease in gastric emptying time and episodes of regurgitation in children with spastic quadriplegia fed a whey-based formula.
The gastric emptying times associated with three whey-based formulas were significantly shorter than that associated with a casein-based formula in nine gastrostomy-fed patients with spastic quadriplegia (p less than 0.001). Patients fed whey-based formulas had significantly fewer episodes of emesis than when they were fed casein-based formula (p less than 0.001). We conclude that whey-based formulas reduce the frequency of emesis by improving the rate of gastric emptying.
Fried
M D
MD
Division of Clinical Nutrition, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Khoshoo
V
V
Secker
D J
DJ
Gilday
D L
DL
Ash
J M
JM
Pencharz
P B
PB
D000293:Adolescent; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002364:Caseins / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005526:Food, Formulated / Q000032:analysis*; D005746:Gastric Emptying / Q000502:physiology*; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006801:Humans; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014839:Vomiting / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control
D002364:Caseins