Is the dilution of milk necessary in benign acute diarrhea in eutrophic infants?
Touhami M; Boudraa G; Adlaoui M; Telidji Z; Soltana R; Mary JY; Desjeux JF l’Unité de Recherche “Mère-Enfant”, Institut des Sciences Médicale Oran, Algérie. Early feeding is generally recommended for children with acute diarrhea. The concentration at which the milk should be given to children weaned at an early age remains a matter of debate. The aim of the study was therefore to evaluate the role of milk dilution in the first 24 hours on the outcome of diarrhea. Sixty-nine well nourished and weaned children, aged 1 to 9 months and with moderate watery acute diarrhea were included after oral rehydration therapy (ORT) in a randomised controlled study to receive either half-strength (diluted group) or full strength (undiluted group) milk. Both groups displayed the same clinical characteristics except for the weight. The outcome of the diarrhea until cessation was the same in the 2 groups. No failure requiring a specific treatment was observed. The duration of diarrhea and the total stool
