Chronic Constipation, Children https://greenmedinfo.com/taxonomy/term/71863/all en 54 children suffering from chronic constipation unresponsive to therapy, were prospectively evaluated; in this group food allergy seemed to be a significant etiologic factor. APT was found to be useful in evaluating non-IgE allergy-mediated constipation. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/54-children-suffering-chronic-constipation-unresponsive-therapy-were-prospecti PMID:  Eur J Pediatr. 2011 Sep ;170(9):1173-8. Epub 2011 Feb 25. PMID: 21347849 Abstract Title:  Food allergy-related paediatric constipation: the usefulness of atopy patch test. Abstract:  The aims of this study were to evaluate the implication of food allergy as a cause of paediatric constipation and to determine the diet period needed to tolerate the constipation-causing foods. Fifty-four children aged 6 months to 14 years (median, 42 months) suffering from chronic constipation (without anatomic abnormalities, cοeliac disease or hypothyroidism), unresponsive to a 3-month laxative therapy, were prospectively evaluated. All participants were evaluated for allergy to cow&#039;s milk, egg, wheat, rice, corn, potato, chicken, beef and soy, using skin tests (SPT), serum specific IgE and atopy patch test (APT). A withdrawal of the APT-positive foods was instructed. Thirty-two children had positive APT; 15 were positive to one; six, to two and 11, to three or more food allergens, wheat and egg being the commonest. After withdrawing the APT-positive foods for an 8-week period, constipation had improved in 28/32 children, but a relapse of constipation was noticed after an oral food challenge, so they continued the elimination diet. Tolerance to food allergens was achieved in only 6/28 after 6 months, compared to 25/28 after 12 months and to all after a 2-year-long elimination. Food allergy seems to be a significant etiologic factor for chronic constipation not responding to treatment, in infants and young children. APT was found to be useful in evaluating non-IgE allergy-mediated constipation, and there was no correlation of APT with IgE detection. Tolerance was adequately achieved after 12 months of strict food allergen elimination. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/54-children-suffering-chronic-constipation-unresponsive-therapy-were-prospecti#comments Chronic Constipation, Children Constipation Food Allergies Dietary Modification: Wheat/Gluten Free Wheat Atopy Patch Test Pediatric Human Study Sat, 02 Jun 2012 02:52:22 +0000 greenmedinfo 76615 at https://greenmedinfo.com Treating Kids’ Constipation: Should We Use Antifreeze or Molasses? https://greenmedinfo.com/blog/treating-kids-constipation-should-we-use-antifreeze-or-molasses-1 <div class="copyright">This article is copyrighted by GreenMedInfo LLC, 2024<br/><strong><a href="/greenmedinfocom-re-post-guidelines">Visit our Re-post guidelines</a></strong></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="rtecenter" dir="ltr"><img alt="" src="//cdn.greenmedinfo.com/sites/default/files/ckeditor/blank.justin/images/laxative.png" style="width: 600px; height: 600px;" /></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><em>What if the go-to laxative we give to constipated children was essentially repurposed antifreeze that could secretly sabotage their gut health when a natural, safer alternative like molasses may work even better?</em></strong></span></p><p><a href="https://greenmedinfo.com/blog/treating-kids-constipation-should-we-use-antifreeze-or-molasses-1" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://greenmedinfo.com/blog/treating-kids-constipation-should-we-use-antifreeze-or-molasses-1#comments Chronic Constipation, Children Constipation Molasses Polyethylene Polyethylene Glycol Wed, 24 Jan 2024 15:37:05 +0000 Sayer Ji 285670 at https://greenmedinfo.com Treating Kids’ Constipation: Should We Use Antifreeze or Molasses? https://greenmedinfo.com/blog/treating-kids-constipation-should-we-use-antifreeze-or-molasses <div class="copyright">This article is copyrighted by GreenMedInfo LLC, 2023<br/><strong><a href="/greenmedinfocom-re-post-guidelines">Visit our Re-post guidelines</a></strong></div><div class="rtecenter"> <img alt="" src="//cdn.greenmedinfo.com/sites/default/files/ckeditor/Sayer Ji/images/laxative.png" style="width: 600px; height: 600px;" /></div> <div class="rtecenter"> &nbsp;</div> <div> <span style="font-size:20px;"><em><strong>What if the go-to laxative we give to constipated children was essentially repurposed antifreeze that could secretly sabotage their gut health when a natural, safer alternative like molasses may work even better?</strong></em></span></div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> Constipation is a common childhood complaint, affecting up to 30% of children.[1] Often, the problem is as simple as a dietary intolerance to gluten-containing grains or cow's milk, or intestinal dysbiosis&nbsp; caused by the use of conventional antibiotics (or over <a href="https://greenmedinfo.com/disease/dysbiosis">40 other identified contributing causes</a>), but the conventonal medical approach relies far too heavily on symptom suppression and instead of identifying and resolving<p><a href="https://greenmedinfo.com/blog/treating-kids-constipation-should-we-use-antifreeze-or-molasses" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://greenmedinfo.com/blog/treating-kids-constipation-should-we-use-antifreeze-or-molasses#comments Chronic Constipation, Children Constipation Polyethylene Glycol Sat, 30 Dec 2023 20:06:30 +0000 Sayer Ji 285525 at https://greenmedinfo.com