title: Effect of hydrochlorothiazide on reducing recurrent abdominal pain in girls with idiopathic hypercalciuria.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study assessed the possible effect of hydrochlorothiazide (HCT) on soothing recurrent abdominal pain (RAP).
  
  
  METHODS
  A hundred girls with RAP and IH were randomly assigned into two groups of experiment (treated with hydrochlorothiazide 1mg/kg/day) and control and all patients were followed for 3 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the experiment group, the mean of painful attacks in the first, second and third month were 0.38, 0.4 and 0.26, respectively which were far less than their counterparts in the control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Single daily dose of HCT is a safe and effective therapeutic option in the treatment of RAP in children with IH.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Arak University of Medical Science, Arak, Iran.
authors.forename: Parsa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yousefi
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cyrus
authors.forename: Fatemeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dorreh
authors.forename: Nafiseh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gazerani
authors.forename: Hamid Reza
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Sedigh