TY - JOUR T1 - Acute gastroenteritis in infants under 6 months old. JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 936 LP - 938 DO - 10.1136/adc.65.9.936 VL - 65 IS - 9 AU - R Fox AU - C L Leen AU - E M Dunbar AU - M E Ellis AU - B K Mandal Y1 - 1990/09/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/65/9/936.abstract N2 - Sixty two babies under the age of 6 months who were admitted with gastroenteritis completed a study of gradual refeeding compared with abrupt refeeding after a period of rehydration. There was no difference in the incidence of recurrence of diarrhoea due to lactose intolerance, effect on weight, or duration of hospital stay. Twenty six babies (42%) had recurrence of diarrhoea after refeeding, all of whom settled with the introduction of a lactose free soya based formula. Well nourished babies under 6 months of age with mild to moderately severe gastroenteritis can be fed immediately with full strength milk feeds after rehydration. The introduction of a lactose free soya based preparation may provide an alternative to repeated attempts at regrading with cows' milk feeds in those patients with lactose intolerance. ER -