[Comparison between pre-thickened and home-thickened formulas in gastroesophageal reflux treatement].
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of a pre-thickened infant formula (Nan AR) with a conventional homemade formula in the reduction of regurgitation and vomiting in infants with gastroesophageal reflux.\par


METHODS
A hundred children, under 12 months, not exclusively breast feeding, were select for the study. Forty-eight were treated with conventional formula with starch and 52 with pre-thickened infant formula.\par


RESULTS
There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in the improvement or cure of symptoms, each treatment having been effective.\par


CONCLUSIONS
Thickened formulas, pre-thickened or home-thickened, have shown the same efficacy in the management of gastroesophageal reflux in children.
Penna
Francisco J
FJ
Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Norton
Rocksane C
RC
Carvalho
Anfrisina S T
AS
Pompeu
Beatriz C T
BC
Penna
Gustavo C
GC
Ferreira
Marisa F
MF
Duque
Cristiano G
CG
Couto
Juliana
J
Maia
Júnia X
JX
Flores
Plínio
P
Soares
José Francisco
JF
D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000178:diet therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D041943:Infant Formula; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011446:Prospective Studies
Comparação entre uma fórmula infantil pré-espessada e fórmula de espessamento caseiro no tratamento do refluxo gastroesofágico.