A comparison between traditional yogurt and probiotic yogurt in non-inflammatory acute gastroenteritis.
OBJECTIVE
To compare the traditional yogurt and probiotic yogurt in improving acute non-inflammatory gastroenteritis.


METHODS
A double blinded case-control clinical trial, performed in 100 patients aged 6 months to 12 years of age from October 2008 to September 2009 in Ghaem and Dr. Sheikh Hospitals in Mashhad, Iran. The patients were assigned to the following groups: the case group received a probiotic yoghurt and the control group received the ordinary yogurt.


RESULTS
There were statistically significant differences between the case and control groups in reducing frequency of diarrhea in the first (p=0.000), second (p=0.013), third (p=0.028), and fourth (p=0.022), therapy. Also, there was a significant difference (p=0.000) in discontinuation of diarrhea between the case and control groups.


CONCLUSIONS
Acute non- inflammatory gastroenteritis improvement is accelerated by probiotic yogurt consumption.
Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Ward, Ghaem Hospital, Ahmad Abad St., Mashhad, Iran. heydarianf@mums.ac.ir
Farhad
F
Heydarian
Hamid R
HR
Kianifar
Hamid
H
Ahanchian
Ali
A
Khakshure
Javad
J
Seyedi
Davood
D
Moshirian
D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000178:diet therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D019936:Probiotics; D015014:Yogurt