Osatakul S, Yossuk P, Mo-suwan L
Department of Pediatrics, Prince of Songkla University, Hat-Yai, Songkhla, Thailand.
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 1995 Apr;20(3):339-42. doi: 10.1097/00005176-199504000-00013.
Bowel habits were assessed in 400 healthy Thai children aged 1-72 months. The study was undertaken principally because information concerning the bowel habits of children living on a non-Western diet is lacking. Ninety-four percent of the children moved their bowels at least once a day. Mean frequency of bowel actions per day was maximal in the newborn period (3.3 stools) and declined to once a day from ages of 48 to 72 months. Most infants younger than 2 months old produced running stools; however, a change in stool consistency from runny to formed was evident in most children by 4 months of age. With increasing age, children produced larger stools: mean volume of stool was 16.6 +/- 2.3 ml at 1 month of age and increased to 35.4 +/- 7.6 ml at 48-72 months. In comparison with Western children, it seems that Thai children pass larger, softer, and more frequent stools. That difference in the bowel habits between the two ethnic groups may reflect the difference in the amount of natural fiber in their diets.
对400名年龄在1至72个月的泰国健康儿童的排便习惯进行了评估。开展这项研究主要是因为缺乏关于食用非西方饮食的儿童排便习惯的信息。94%的儿童每天至少排便一次。每天排便的平均次数在新生儿期最高（3.3次），从48至72个月龄开始降至每天一次。大多数2个月以下的婴儿排出稀便；然而，到4个月大时，大多数儿童的粪便质地从稀便变为成形便。随着年龄增长，儿童排出的粪便更大：1个月龄时粪便平均体积为16.6±2.3毫升，48至72个月龄时增至35.4±7.6毫升。与西方儿童相比，泰国儿童似乎排出的粪便更大、更软且更频繁。两个种族群体在排便习惯上的差异可能反映了他们饮食中天然纤维含量的差异。
