[Constipation in XXXX : influence of type of feeding and dietary fiber intake].

@entity1 @entity1142 @entity291 @entity158
OBJECTIVE: To study the relationship between breast-feeding, dietary fiber intake and @entity1142 in @entity1 . METHODS: The study population consisted of 275 @entity1 consecutively enrolled in two Primary Care Clinic in the city of Embu, in the Great S  o Paulo. The feeding pattern were classified in predominantly breast-feeding, partially breast and @entity291 's milk feeding and artificial feeding. Constipation was defined by the elimination of hard stool associated with one of the following: @entity158 , hard or round cracked stools and less than three defecations a week. False @entity1142 was defined by the elimination of soft stools without @entity158 or difficulty but with less than three defecations a week. RESULTS: Constipation was found in 25.1% (69/275). False @entity1142 was found only in the first semester of life in 5.1% of 159 @entity1 . The prevalence of @entity1142 was higher between 6 and 24 months (38.8%, 45/116) than in the first semester of life (15.1%, p=0.000). A model of logistic regression demonstrated that @entity1 under artificial feeding were 4.53 times more liable to develop @entity1142 than @entity1 who were predominantly breastfed. The daily dietary fiber intake (g/day) was similar (p=0.57) among the constipated (median=9.0 g; 25th and 75th percentiles: 6.9-13.1 g) and non-constipated (median=8.8 g; 25th and 75th percentiles: 6.1-12.9 g). CONCLUSIONS: Dietary fiber intake was similar in constipated and non-constipated @entity1 . Breast-feeding serves as a protection factor against the development of @entity1142 in the first semester of life.
