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Abstract:
Seventy-six children with gastroenteritis were treated with oral rehydration salts dissolved in ayran (diluted yogurt), and eighty patients were treated with oral rehydration salts dissolved in water. The patients whose ages ranged between three and twelve months accepted both solutions equally. However, the acceptance of the ayran-based solution was significantly greater than WHO's salt solution in the patients whose ages ranged between one and four years. It is proposed that ayran be used to dissolve oral rehydration salts in the treatment of diarrhea since it is more palatable and easily acceptable by children.
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