Aamer Naseer, Syed Shehzad Husnain, Mian Jawad Ahmad.
Comparison between Yogurt and Commercial Probiotics in the Duration of Diarrhea in Pediatric age Group.
Pak Paed J Jan ;43(2):132-7.

Objective: To compare mean duration of diarrhea in children taking yogurt and those taking commercial probiotics containing lactobacillus in acute watery diarrhea. Study Design: Descriptive Study Place & Duration of Study: This study was conducted in Department of Paediatric, Services Hospital and Jinnah Hospital, Lahore. Its duration was six months from June, 2016 to November, 2016. Materials and Methods: 200 children suffering from acute watery diarrhea were involved in the study. Their demographic information was recorded. Patients were divided in two groups of 100 each; group A received yogurt and group B was given probiotic. The duration of diarrhea was observed in both groups. Duration of diarrhea were compared by using in dependent sample t-test. Results: The average duration of diarrhea in group A was 1.98 +1.31 day while that in group B was 3.09+1.64 days. Student's t-test was applied and difference between the two groups was found to be statistically significant (p<0.05). Conclusions: Treatment with yogurt significantly decreases the mean duration of diarrhea as compared to probiotic among patients with acute watery diarrhea.

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