Wheat extract and milk mixture as a milk substitute for children with milk intolerance
Suthutvoravut, U.; Tontisirin, K.; Varavithya, W.; Valyasevi, A.; Björck, I.; Dahlqvist, A.
Journal of Diarrhoeal Diseases Research 2(3): 168-172
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0253-8768 PMID: 6512217 DOI: 10.2307/23497810Document Number: 407805
A mixture of milk with wheat extract and oil provides a low-lactose formula which contains higher concentrations of energy than does diluted infant formula. To evaluate this mixture in malnourished children with diarrhoea of more than one week's duration, 28 patients 3 to 18 months old were studied. The experimental formula was a mixture of wheat extract, powdered whole milk and maize oil; the control diet was an infant formula. The lactose contents of the experimental and control formulae were, respectively, 1.1 and 7.2 g/100 ml. Amounts of fat, protein and carbohydrates were almost identical. After rehydration with intravenous or oral electrolyte solutions, patients were given full-strength experimental formula or diluted infant formula. The concentration of the latter was increased gradually according to clinical response, determined by daily weight, and stool frequency and consistency. All study group patients and 11 of 14 control group patients recovered from diarrhoea. The mean +or- s.d. treatment durations in the study and control groups were 3.2 +or- 1.1 and 5.3 +or- 2.2 days, respectively.