Low lactose in the nutritional management of diarrhea: Case reports from India

Abstract

Diarrhea is the second leading cause of death in under-5 children. In addition to usual care, lactose avoidance is advised by physicians to manage diarrhea in children. Lactose is vital for growth and development in children. There is paucity of data from India on use of low lactose diet in infants with diarrhea. This article presents case reports from India for four infants with diarrhea managed with low-lactose formulas to maintain energy and nutrient intakes without avoiding lactose entirely.

Lactose Free-Milk for Young Children with Acute Diarrhea, Western of Iraq

“…Avoidance of lactose is one of the methods that have to gate importance with the time in diarrheal protocol therapy. This is due to the risk of diarrheal worsening and the development of secondary lactose intolerance, lactose is often removed from the milk of babies with acute diarrhea [10]. The treatment of acute diarrhea in young children must achieve 2 goals, stopping diarrhea and reducing its duration, hence shorten the period of admission in the hospital.…”

“…The undigested lactose draws fluid into the intestine by osmotic mechanism causing prolong diarrhea [9]. However, the secondary lactose intolerance is frequently not lasting more than 6-8 weeks [10], and that lactase enzyme activity will return to the normal activity after the repairing of intestinal injury [11].…”

Enhancement of Sensory Quality, Nutritional and Health Benefits of Complementary Baby Food through 2–6μm mid-Infrared Irradiation

“…The formed lactose-free by-product is suitable for lactose-intolerant infants and is also an affordable alternative to Maltodex (Maldonado et al, 1998;Hofman et al, 2015) as well as a therapeutic agent against diarrhea in children ( Sethi et al, 2018). As evidenced by the PXRD analysis, increased crystallinity is an added value to the manufacturer and consumer.…”