527 patients whose ages ranged from 3 months to 5 years, with acute diarrhea were studied. 517 showed satisfactory response to treatment. Diarrhea persisted in 10 patients (2 %) and bile acids were determined in intestinal juice before and after cholestyramine administration. 7 patients showed bile acids deconjugation, 6 of which cured clinically. 3 patients showed no deconjugation, and 1 of them improved after cholestyramine therapy. Side effects of drug were not observed.

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