Healthy With Hard and/or Lumpy Stools Clinical Trial
Official title:
The Effect of a Oligosaccharides Versus a Placebo on Defecation Parameters in Healthy Children With Hard or Lumpy Stools
In the present randomised double blind controlled study, we will study the effects of a oligosaccharides vs a placebo on the change in stool consistency and stool frequency in children with hard or lumpy stools.
Firm, hard or lumpy stools can be problematic for young children and might come as a precursor of functional constipation in childhood. The cause of harder stools in childhood is incompletely understood. But it is likely that harder stools in childhood are linked to among others withholding behaviour of stools and a low fibre intake. As hard stools may precede functional constipation, the aim of the study is to investigate the effect of a prebiotic fiber versus a placebo on defecation parameters in healthy children with hard or lumpy stools. We hypothesize that consumption of a prebiotic fiber results in softer stools. ;