PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Heydarian, Farhad
AU  - Kianifar, Hamid R.
AU  - Ahanchian, Hamid
AU  - Khakshure, Ali
AU  - Seyedi, Javad
AU  - Moshirian, Davood
TI  - A comparison between traditional yogurt and probiotic yogurt in non-inflammatory acute gastroenteritis
DP  - 2010 Mar 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 280--283
VI  - 31
IP  - 3
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/31/3/280.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/31/3/280.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2010 Mar 01; 31
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To compare the traditional yogurt and probiotic yogurt in improving acute non-inflammatory gastroenteritis.METHODS: A double blinded case-control clinical trial, performed in 100 patients aged 6 months to 12 years of age from October 2008 to September 2009 in Ghaem and Dr. Sheikh Hospitals in Mashhad, Iran. The patients were assigned to the following groups: the case group received a probiotic yoghurt and the control group received the ordinary yogurt.RESULTS: There were statistically significant differences between the case and control groups in reducing frequency of diarrhea in the first (p=0.000), second (p=0.013), third (p=0.028), and fourth (p=0.022), therapy. Also, there was a significant difference (p=0.000) in discontinuation of diarrhea between the case and control groups.CONCLUSION: Acute non- inflammatory gastroenteritis improvement is accelerated by probiotic yogurt consumption.