This review intends to update what is known about and what is still a challenge in functional
constipation (FC) in children regarding epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and …

Background Cow's milk protein allergy (CMPA) is frequently suspected in infants with a
variety of symptoms. A thorough history and careful clinical examination are necessary to …

Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the predictive accuracy of screening
tools for assessing nutritional risk in hospitalized children in developed countries. Methods …

Objective The STRONG kids is a nutritional screening tool for hospitalized children, which
was found to predict a negative weight for height (WFH) standard deviation score (SDS) and …

The diagnosis and treatment of cow's milk protein allergy (CMPA) is still a challenge. A
systematic literature search was performed using Embase, Medline, The Cochrane …

Aim To evaluate the nutritional status of hospitalized children in Belgian hospitals and to
analyse the impact of undernutrition on the degree of weight loss and duration of …

Objective: To evaluate the impact of probiotics and prebiotics on the health of children.
Sources: MEDLINE and LILACS were searched for relevant English and French-language …

Gastro‐oesophageal reflux occurs frequently during the first months of life. Infants receive
frequent milk feeds, and because milk is a potent buffer of gastric acidity, oesophageal …

Cow's milk protein allergy (CMPA) may cause gastrointestinal motility disorders. Symptoms
of both conditions overlap and diagnostic tests do not reliably differentiate between both. A …

DISCUSSION Ingestion of caustic agents, especially strong alkali, causes burns of the
esophagus. In the short term, it provokes pain, dysphagia, odynophagia, vomiting …