Severe Diarrhea in a 4-month-old baby girl with acute gastroenteritis: a case report and review of the literature.

Guzganu I. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, Volume 2012. A 4.5-month-old baby girl presented to hospital with a 2-day history of watery diarrhea and fever. Rehydration and electrolytic balance were restored with intravenous fluid therapy followed by oral rehydration solution but diarrhea did not improve by the fourth day of [...]

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A comparative analysis of response to ORS (oral rehydration solution) vs. ORS + gelatine tannate in two cohorts of paediatric patients with acute diarrhoea.

Carretero et al. Rev. Esp. Enferm. Dig, Vol.101 Nº1, pp. 41-48, 2009. Aim: the study aims to observe the response to treatment with ORS only or ORS + gelatin tannate in two cohorts of pediatric patients with acute diarrhea, with the primary efficacy endpoint being the number of stools at [...]

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New insights into the mechanism of action of gelatine tannate for acute diarrhoea. Part 2: antibacterial activity.

De Servi B, et al. Presented at GFHGHP 2012. Presented as oral communication at the 33rd edition of the Congress from the Groupe Francophone d’Hépato-Gastroentérologie et Nutrition Pédiatriques, Nantes (France),March 2012.  Abstract: New insights into the mechanism of action of gelatine tannate for acute diarrhoea. Part 2: antibacterial activity. De [...]

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The therapeutic management of gut barrier leaking: the emerging role for mucosal barrier protectors.

L.R. Lopetuso, F. Scaldaferri, G. Bruno, V. Petito, F. FranceschI, A. Gasbarrini. European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences. 2015; 19: 1068-1076 Objective: Gut barrier is a functional unit organized as a multi-layer system and its multiple functions are crucial for maintaining gut homeostasis. Numerous scientific evidences showed a significant [...]

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Undissociated gelatine tannate and xyloglucan prevent gut leakiness and mucosal inflammation induced by LPS: insights in the mechanism of action.

H. Eutamene. P1449. UEG journal. October 2016. Vol 4. Suppl. 1 Pag A651 Introduction: Gelatine tannate (GT) and xylogucan (XG) are commercially available in several countries for the oral treatment of diarrhea in children and adults. However, the mechanism of action remains poorly understood. Aims & Methods: Therefore, we aimed to [...]

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