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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 1985 31(3):162-166; doi:10.1093/tropej/31.3.162
© 1985 by Oxford University Press
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Treatment of Infantile Diarrhoea with Standard Oral Rehydration Solution and Early Introduction of Milk Feeds

A. R. Samadi, MD, DPH, Scientific Program Head, Disease Transmission, S. M. Ahmed, MBBS, Research Fellow, P. K. Bardhan, MBBS, Senior Medical Officer, M. I. Huq, MSc, DBact, PhD, Head, Microbiology, M. R. Islam, MBBS, DTM&H, Chief Physician and M. A. Wahed, BSc, Senior Research Officer

International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh (ICDDR,B), G.P.O. Box 128, Dhaka-2, Bangladesh

Correspondence address: Aziz R. Samadi, ICDDR,B, G.P.O. Box 128, Dhaka-2, Bangladesh

Two groups of infants less than six months of age (one exclusively breast-fed and the other exclusively bottle-fed) suffering from diarrhoea with mild and moderate degrees of dehydration were hydrated with standard Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) supplemented by early introduction of breast milk or half strength formula milk instead of plain water. All these infants were successfully hydrated by clinical and biochemical criteria. There was no adverse effect of treatment with this regimen on the process of hydration or the serum sodium level during the phases of rehydration or maintenance. The results of this study indicate the safety of treatment of diarrhoea of young infants with mild/moderate degrees of dehydration by standard ORS supplemented by early milk feeds instead of plain water.


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