Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Duzce Medical Journal, cilt.16, sa.3, ss.1-4, 2014 (Scopus)
Purpose: Constipation is one of the most common symptoms in childhood. It is most commonly seen between 2 and 4 years of age. Toilet training, increasing the fibre in diet, and laxatives are used for treatment. In this study, we investigated the efficacy of high fiber formulas at childhood constipation.Methods: We evaluated the patients who were older than one year of age and treated and followed for functional constipation. The patients were divided into two groups: group 1 not taking fiber formula and group 2 taking high fiber formulas and response to the treatment were compared.Results: All patients in two groups were recovered and their defecation pattern was improved. However, in group 2 also efficacy of the treatment was significantly higher than those in group1. Conclusion: We concluded that high fiber content formulas can be used successfully in the treatment of constipation in children. This formula can also be used instead of high fiber content diet or classical constipation treatment.