A rice-based diet with green banana or pectin reduced diarrhea in infants better than a rice-alone diet.

I n t e r v e n t i o n Patients were allocated to a rice-based banana (250 g/L of cooked, green bananas) (n = 22), rice-based pectin (Sigma, St. Louis, MO, USA) (4 g/kg of body weight) (n = 19), or rice-alone diet (n = 21) for 7 days. All 3 diets were given in bottles, and children were fed freely by their mothers. The diets were flavored with vanilla, strawberry, or lemon to prevent observer bias. M a i n o u t c o m e m e a s u r e s The primary outcome was recovery from diarrhea (formed stool). Secondary outcomes were need for oral rehydration solution (ORS), need for intravenous (IV) fluid, stool frequency, vomiting, and duration of diarrhea.