[Urinary excresion of indican during recovery from malnutrition]. / Excreción urinaria de indicán durante la recuperación de la desnutrición.

Most indican excreted in the urine comes from the degradation of tryptophan through the action of microorganisms dwelling within the intestinal lumen. Based on this knowledge, the excretion of this compound was investigated during the recovery process of 19 malnourished infants; thus, attempts were made to recognize indirectly whether quantitative modifications take place in the intestinal flora as the state of nutrition is re-established. The results do not suggest the presence of an important variation of the bacterial content within the intestine of these children, at least during the first four weeks of their recovery.

[D-xylose absorption and weight increase during treatment of celiac disease]. / Absorción de la d-xilosa y recuperación del peso en el tratamiento de la enfermedad celíaca

Four patients were studied during the early phase of celiac disease treatment, observing a close correlation between weight increase and the ability to absorb d-xylose.

[Basic diet in the treatment of infants with prolonged diarrhea]. / La dieta elemental en el tratamiento de la diarrea prolongada del lactante

Fourteen infants between 1 and 9 months of age received elemental diet by continuous nasogastric drip. All had diarrhea (average duration 32 days). All were malnourished. Eight had carbohydrate intolerance. Two had intestinal pneumatosis. Elemental diet was used at first in 12.5% concentration and increased progressively until it reached a 25% concentration. Clinical response was favorably in every case.