Nutritional Management of Children With Chronic Diarrhea

Clinical Management of Children With Chronic Diarrhea

The study objective is to assess the growth, tolerance and efficacy of a complete amino acid-based medical food in children with chronic diarrhea.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Less than or equal to 9 months of age at enrollment
• Candidates for an elemental formula
• Chronic diarrhea and diagnosis of one of the following conditions: short-bowel syndrome, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, food allergy, inflammatory bowel disease, pancreatic disease, protein maldigestion, HIV-advanced disease or other underlying GI disease with chronic diarrhea controlled by a semi-elemental or elemental formula
• Parents agree to feed infant with experimental formula for least 50% of total calories during study period

Exclusion Criteria:

- Any non-approved concomitant study