Chronic nonspecific diarrhea. A complication of dietary fat restriction

Chronic nonspecific diarrhea is a frequent cause of prolonged diarrhea in childhood. Typical diagnostic features include onset by 30 months of age, normal growth and development, and diarrhea lasting longer than two weeks. It usually follows a gastroenteritis or an acute infection and has been assoc...

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Published inAmerican journal of diseases of children (1960) Vol. 133; no. 5; p. 490
Main Authors Cohen, S A, Hendricks, K M, Eastham, E J, Mathis, R K, Walker, W A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.05.1979
Subjects
Child, Preschool
Chronic Disease
Diarrhea - etiology
Dietary Fats - administration & dosage
Humans
Infant
Male
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Summary:Chronic nonspecific diarrhea is a frequent cause of prolonged diarrhea in childhood. Typical diagnostic features include onset by 30 months of age, normal growth and development, and diarrhea lasting longer than two weeks. It usually follows a gastroenteritis or an acute infection and has been associated with a low intake of dietary fat. Five patients experienced this condition following dietary manipulation to prevent the occurrence of atheromatous coronary artery disease. This indicates that diminished dietary fat not only can prolong postinfectious diarrhea but can also induce a state of chronic diarrhea without evidence of malabsorption.
ISSN:0002-922X
DOI:10.1001/archpedi.1979.02130050034007