Food allergy and constipation in childhood: How functional is it?

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 125-128

  Scaillon, Michèle ^a   Cadranel, Samy ^a,b  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b HOP UNIV DES ENFANTS REINE FABIOLA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Children; Eosinophils; Food allergy; Functional constipation

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN; MILK PROTEIN;

ANUS DISEASE; CELL INFILTRATION; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD; COMPREHENSION; CONSTIPATION; DIET; EGG; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENTERITIS; EOSINOPHIL; FISH; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INTESTINAL DYSMOTILITY; INTESTINE WALL; KIWIFRUIT; METABOLIC DISORDER; MILK; MILK ALLERGY; MILK INTOLERANCE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; NUT; OBSERVATION; PEANUT; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHRIMP; SYMPTOM; TRAINING; TREE; VEGETABLE;

CHILD; CONSTIPATION; EOSINOPHILIA; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; MILK HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 33644837149     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200602000-00002     Document Type: Review

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