Use of Probiotic Yogurt in the Treatment of Acute Diarrhea in Children

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of probiotic yogurt in acute watery diarrhea in children. The investigators will compare the effect of two different probiotics products.

Background: Acute Gastroenteritis is one of the most and frequent disease in the childhood, considering the advances in treatment, Lactobacillus Rahmnosus has being well described as a probiotic who reduces the number of days of hospitalization and also de the severity. Objectives: To evaluate the effect of the probiotic yogurt in the treatment of children who are between 10 months and 3 years old with acute non-dysenteric diarrhea. Methods: A randomized clinical trial, controlled, double-blind. The investigators will have two groups of patients : One group will receive Lactobacillus Rahmnosus in a yogurt presentation and the other one will receive Sacharomyces boulardii in a lyophilized form ; the parameters of evaluation are going to be the number of diarrhea stools by day, number of vomiting episodes, hours with fever, nutritional and immunization state.

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