Clinical studies in persistent diarrhea: dietary management with green banana or pectin in Bangladeshi children.
- 2001-09
- RCT · n = 22
- Gastroenterology 121(3)
- G H Rabbani
- T Teka
- B Zaman
- N Majid
- M Khatun
- G J Fuchs
- PubMed: 11522739
- DOI: 10.1053/gast.2001.27178
- High evidence
- Rigorous Journal
- Clinical
By day 3 posttreatment, significantly (P < 0.001) more children recovered from diarrhea receiving pectin or banana than controls (59%, 55%, and 15%, respectively). By day 4, these proportions correspondingly increased to 82%, 78%, and 23%, respectively, the study diet groups being significantly (P < 0.001) different than controls.
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Moderate
- Significant
- Yes
- Dose
- 250 g/L