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WITHDRAWN: Rice-based oral rehydration solution for treating diarrhoea.

O Fontaine1, S M Gore, N F Pierce

  • 1World Health Organization, Division of Child Health and Development, Via Appia, 1211 - Geneva -27, Switzerland. fontaineo@who.ch

The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
|July 20, 2007
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Rice-based oral rehydration salts solution significantly reduced stool output in cholera patients. However, this benefit was not observed in infants and children with non-cholera diarrhea.

Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) is a standard treatment for dehydration caused by diarrhea.
  • Current glucose-based ORT solutions do not reduce stool loss or illness duration.
  • Improved ORT could reduce ineffective treatments and improve diarrhea-related morbidity and mortality.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy of rice-based oral rehydration salts (ORS) compared to glucose-based ORS.
  • To assess the impact on stool output and diarrhea duration in acute watery diarrhea patients.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review and meta-analysis of 22 randomized controlled trials.
  • Compared standard WHO ORS with rice-based ORS (50-80g/L rice powder replacing glucose).

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    • Main Results:

    • Rice-based ORS significantly reduced stool output in cholera patients (children and adults) within 24 hours.
    • Mean stool output reduction: 67 mL/kg (children) and 51 mL/kg (adults) in cholera.
    • Minimal reduction in stool loss (4 mL/kg) observed in infants and children with non-cholera diarrhea.

    Conclusions:

    • Rice-based ORS demonstrates effectiveness in reducing stool output for cholera patients.
    • The stool-reducing effect of rice-based ORS was not evident in non-cholera diarrhea cases.
    • Further research may explore specific applications for rice-based ORS in different diarrheal conditions.