Xylose absorption in infants with severe prolonged diarrhoea.
Energy supply may be a limiting factor in tissue repair when infants with severe prolonged diarrhoea are fed orally. Xylose tolerance tests were done on 8 female infants who had had severe dehydrating diarrhoea requiring treatment in hospital for 7 days. Seven infants had flat xylose tolerance curves, 5 of these being at very low levels. Very early intervention with hyperalimentation, elemental diets or antibacterial agents and basic anion exchange resins may reduce morbidity.
D000042:Absorption; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D014994:Xylose / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*
D014994:Xylose