Effect of cow´s milk elimination from children diet on chronic constipation

• Main Authors: Sobhani Shahmirzadi M, Fadaei M, Alaei E, Ghasemi Kebria F, Roshandel GhR, Salamat F
• Format: Article
• Language: fas
• Published: Golestan University of Medical Sciences 2014-03-01
• Series: مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گرگان
• Subjects: Chronic constipation; Children; Cow's milk
• Online Access: http://goums.ac.ir/journal/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-728&slc_lang=en&sid=1
• ISSN: 1562-4765; 2008-4080

Background and Objective: Children constipation is one of the common causes of abdominal pain. Cow´s milk in children diet is suggested to be one of the main cause of chronic constipation. This study was performed to determine the effect of cow´s milk elimination from children diet with chronic constipation. Methods: This quasi-experimental study, was performed on 80 children with chronic constipation. Rome-III criteria were considered for disease diagnosis. Cow’s milk was eliminated for three weeks from children’s diet and the clinical symptoms in children were surveyed, subsequently. Results: Constipation was cured in 33.8% of children as result of cow's milk free diet. The rate of treatment response in affecting children whom their disease in began under 2 years of age (52.6%) was significantly higher than others (16.6%) (P<0.05). Children treatment was not significantly related to child’s gender and amount of milk consumption. Conclusion: Eliminating of cow's milk from the diet improves the chronic constipation in children.