Comparison of WHO Treatment of Acute Watery Diarrhea With or Without Probiotic (Bacillus Clausii) in Children

Comparison of WHO Treatment of Acute Watery Diarrhea With or Without Probiotic (Bacillus Clausii) in Term of Mean Duration of Diarrhea in Children

This study aimed to compare WHO treatment of acute watery diarrhea with or without probiotic (bacillus clausii) in term of mean duration of diarrhea in children

Available literature regarding the use of probiotics is not conclusive and contains controversy, and local data is also scarce. Therefore, this study was planned to further explore the use of probiotics to furnish the local data. If significantly less mean duration of diarrhea is noted in the probiotic group, it will help to add probiotic bacillus clausii in routine treatment regimen recommended by WHO and to decrease costs associated with prolonged treatment. However, if otherwise results will be noted it will help to rule out use of probiotic bacillus clausii in children with acute diarrhea to avoid its unnecessary use.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Both genders
• Aged 6 to 59 months
• Suffering from acute watery diarrhea for ≤ 7 days

Exclusion Criteria:

• Children with blood in stool
• With prior antibiotics use
• Children under study with duration of stay more than 5 days
• clinical signs of a coexisting acute systemic illness like pneumonia, sepsis, meningitis, severely malnourished
• Immunocompromised children
• Hypersensitivity to probiotics
• With prior probiotic administration