Children with Hirschsprung's Disease Report Dietary Effects on Gastrointestinal Complaints More Frequently than Controls.

Hirschspung's disease (HD) is a congenital gastrointestinal (GI) disorder frequently accompanied by GI complaints. Despite the lack of evidence regarding whether diet affects GI symptoms, advice on dietary changes is common. The aim was to investigate self-reported dietary effects on GI symptoms, comparing children with HD with healthy children.

Self-Reported Effects of Diet on Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Healthy Children.

Objectives: Evidence on dietary effects on gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms in healthy children is lacking. Despite this, dietary advice is still common practice in the treatment of children's GI symptoms. The aim was to investigate self-reported dietary effects on GI symptoms in healthy children.

Diet and bowel function in children with Hirschsprung's disease: development and content validation of a patient-reported questionnaire.

Background: Although dietary adjustments are recommended frequently for bowel symptoms, evidence of diet's impact on bowel function is lacking. The aim was to develop a patient-reported outcome instrument, for children with and without Hirschsprung's disease (HD), to explore experiences of dietary effects on bowel function.

Methods: Children with and without HD and their parents participated.

A nordic multicenter study on contemporary outcomes of pediatric short bowel syndrome in 208 patients.

Background & Aims: Despite advances in the management of short bowel syndrome related intestinal failure (SBS-IF), large-scale contemporary pediatric studies are scarce. The aim of this multicenter study was to assess key outcomes and clinical prognostic factors in a recent Nordic pediatric SBS-IF population.

Methods: Patients with SBS-IF treated during 2010-2019, whose parenteral support (PS) started at age <1 year and continued >60 consecutive days were included and retrospectively reviewed.

Diet plays a central role in parental self-treatment of children with Hirschsprung's disease-a qualitative study.

Aim: Hirschsprung's disease is a congenital disorder requiring surgery. Most children operated on for Hirschsprung's disease experience postoperative bowel dysmotility. Although various food is known to influence bowel motility, evidence of diet's role and dietary guidelines in treatment of bowel dysfunction in Hirschsprung's disease is lacking.