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Decrease in Stool Frequency with Zinc Supplementation in Acute Watery Diarrhea

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Naveed Shahzad Department of Pediatric Medicine Unit-II, The Children’s Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore, Pakistan
Afsheen Batool Raza Department of Pediatric Medicine Unit-II, The Children’s Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore, Pakistan
Farrah Naz Department of Pediatric Medicine Unit-II, The Children’s Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore, Pakistan
Shujja ur Rehman Department of Pediatric Medicine Unit-II, The Children’s Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore, Pakistan
Abstract
Objective: To compare mean decrease in stool frequency in patients with zinc supplementation versus placebo in addition to ORS in children with acute diarrhea. Study Design: Randomized control study Place and Duration of Study: The study was held at diarrhea ward of the Institute of Child Health and Children’s Hospital Lahore from 15 March to 15 September, 2017. Material and Methods: Inclusion criteria was children age 6 months to 5 years with duration of diarrhea 0.05. After treatment (7th day), mean decrease in frequency of stool was significantly high in Zinc group (8.20 ± 4.13) when compared to placebo group (3.15 ± 4.47), p-value <0.001. Conclusion: Amongst children, supplementation of zinc with addition of ORS results in reduction of frequency of stools so zinc can significantly reduce the diarrhea and its complications.
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Page(s) 136-140
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Published Journal: Pakistan Paediatric Journal, Volume: 46, Issue: 2, Year: 2022

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Keywords
diarrhea, Zinc, ORS.
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