Oral diosmectite reduces stool output and diarrhea duration in children with acute watery diarrhea

Dupont C 1 , Foo JL , Garnier P , Moore N , Mathiex-Fortunet H , Salazar-Lindo E Show all authors , Peru and Malaysia Diosmectite Study Groups

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  • 1 Paris Descartes University, Cochin Saint-Vincent de Paul Hospital, Paris, France
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol, 2009 Apr;7(4):456-62.
PMID: 19268266 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2008.12.007

Abstract

Diosmectite is a clay used to treat children with acute watery diarrhea. However, its effects on stool output reduction, the key outcome for pediatric antidiarrheal drugs, have not been shown.

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