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Pol Merkuriusz Lek. 2003 Sep;15(87):226-30.
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[Article in Polish]
Romanczuk W, Samojedny A.
Oddzial Dzieciecy Szpitala Wojewodzkiego Nr 2 w Rzeszowie.
The aim of the study was a comparative analysis of patients with chronic constipation and coexisting food allergy in relation to patients with functional chronic constipation without food allergy. 325 children with chronic constipation aged 0.6-17.1 years (mean 8.0 +/- 4.3) were included into the study. The IgE-mediated food allergy was diagnosed in 179 children. Results of anthropometric measurements, rectoscopies, abdominal ultrasonographies, evaluations of colonic transit time and anorectal manometric examinations, together with clinical symptoms, were analysed and compared. The results were subjected to statistical analysis. There were no significant differences in clinical presentation, anthropometric measurements, rectoscopic, ultrasonographic, manometric and histopathological findings between both groups. In the food allergy group the total and segmental colonic transit time more frequently was prolonged, manifested usually as colonic inertia (p < 0.001). Food allergy can be clinically manifested as a chronic constipation. IgE-mediated food allergy may significantly prolong colonic transit in affected patients.
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Constipation defined as changes in the frequency, volume, weight, consistency and ease of passage of the stool occurs in any age group. The most important factors known to promote constipation are reduced physical activity and inadequate dietary intake of fibres, carbohydrates and fluids. Fluid losses induced by diarrhoea and febrile illness alter water balance and promote constipation. When children increase their water consumption above their usual intake, no change in stool frequency and consistency was observed. The improvement of constipation by increasing water intake, therefore, may be effective in children only when voluntary fluid consumption is lower-than-normal for the child's age and activity level. In the elderly, low fluid intake, which may be indicative of hypohydration, was a cause of constipation and a significant relationship between liquid deprivation from 2500 to 500 ml per day and constipation was reported. Dehydration is also observed when saline laxatives are used for the treatment of constipation if fluid replacement is not maintained and may affect the efficacy of the treatment. While sulphate in drinking water does not appear to have a significant laxative effect, fluid intake and magnesium sulphate-rich mineral waters were shown to improve constipation in healthy infants. In conclusion, fluid loss and fluid restriction and thus de-or hypohydration increase constipation. It is thus important to maintain euhydration as a prevention of constipation.
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J Pediatr (Rio J). 1997 Sep-Oct;73(5):340-4.
[Prevalence of constipation in school children]
[Article in Portuguese]
Maffei HV, Moreira FL, Oliveira WM Jr, Sanini V.
Departamento de Pediatria da Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, UNESP.
OBJECTIVE: To obtain the prevalence of constipation in school children, as chronic constipation is frequent among children attending our outpatient unit but only scarce data about community prevalence are available. METHODS: 1145 children of the two first school years (52.5% males, median age 8y 4mo) of 5 schools in underprivileged areas were evaluated. They answered a previously validated questionnaire, applied by specially trained students of a practical nurse school. Defecation of scybalous stools and/or straining / pain, usually, were used to characterize constipation, by a strict criterium. Soiling or fecal blood occurring as isolated symptoms were not included in the strict criterium, but were included in two other criteria. RESULTS: The prevalence of constipation was 25.1% for boys and 32.9% for girls, by the strict criterium, and was more frequent among girls (p<0.05). Constipated boys and girls presented, respectively, 30.5% e 31.8% of soiling and 14.6% and 25.7% of fecal blood. In addition 61 boys and 49 girls presented either soiling or fecal blood as isolated symptoms and increased the prevalence by the other criteria. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of constipation in the observed community was high. Due to the severity of the possible complications, this could be considered a public health problem.
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