A Case Study of Managing Diarrhoea in Children by Nutrional Therapy
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Amoung children worldwide diarrheal disease particularly acute gastroentritis, still remain leading cause of morbidity and mortality, even though a substantial portion of decrease in mortality has been achieved which is attributable to worldwide campaigns to treat acute diarrhea with oral rehydration therapy (ORT), which today includes rehydration and maintenance fluids apart from oral rehydration solutions (ORS) combined with continued age appropriate nutrition. Although substantial in vitro and in vivo data support the role of continued nutrition in improving gastro intestinal function and anthropometric, biochemical and clinical outcome early appropriate feeding is often withheld.
Author: 1*Dr. Nitish Maroti Waghmare and 2Dr. Renu Bharat Rathi
Language: English
Subfield: Nutrition and Dietetics
Field: Nursing
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7104465026
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