Protein and fat absorption in prolonged diarrhoea in infancy.
15N-yeast protein absorption, nitrogen and fat retention, stool reducing substances, and lactate concentrations were measured in 22 infants who had had severe diarrhoea for 7 days. Stool losses of nitrogen and fat were large, and an appreciable proportion appeared to be endogenous. The supply of nitrogen and energy might have been a limiting factor in tissue repair if stool weight exceeded 30 g/kg body weight a day. These results differ from those in older children with kwashiorkor complicated by diarrhoea of similar severity.
D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000378:metabolism*; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000378:metabolism*; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D007773:Lactates / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism
D004041:Dietary Fats; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D007773:Lactates; D009584:Nitrogen