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ToolsJennings, Amy, Davies, G. Jill, Costarelli, Vassiliki and Dettmar, Peter W. (2009) Dietary fibre, fluids and physical activity in relation to constipation symptoms in pre-adolescent children. Journal of Child Health Care, 13 (2). pp. 116-127. ISSN 1741-2889
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Children with constipation are advised frequently to increase their activity levels, fluids and fibre intake. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of constipation symptoms in a group of schoolchildren while concurrently assessing their activity levels and fluid and fibre intakes. Eighty-four pre-adolescent children aged 7—10 years were recruited. All children completed a bowel function diary, an activity diary and a weighed food inventory for seven consecutive days. Of the children, 33 percent were found to experience constipation symptoms. Fluid and fibre intakes were higher in the children who did not experience constipation symptoms, but the results were not significant. Physical activity levels were found to be significantly higher in the children reporting constipation symptoms, with the most active children reporting low water intakes. This study has highlighted that constipation symptoms are a prevalent problem in children not seeking medical treatment.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Nutrition and Preventive Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Users 2731 not found. |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Feb 2012 22:02 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Aug 2023 15:30 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/37040 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1367493509102469 |
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