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Are probiotics in preterm neonates with painful daefacation but not constipated recommended?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Probiotics : Probotics have been used inpremature infants born weighing less than 1500 grams to help prevent necrotizing enterocolitis. Please see article entitled "Probiotics for prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants" REF: https://www.cochrane.org/CD005496/NEONATAL_probiotics-for-prevention-of-necrotizing-enterocolitis-in-preterm-infants. I am not pediatrician please d/w his/her doctoer

Answered 5/25/2020

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