Decrease in serum IgE associated with limited restriction in energy intake to treat toddler's diarrhea

Abstract Toddler's diarrhea may be an allergic disease and its recurrences can be avoided with education to “internal spontaneity” in feeding, i.e., by education to a limited and reproducible decrease in eating incentives at the onset of meals. Serum IgE was thus investigated in 16 experimental children in a random comparison with 16 controls, all aged 1 to 4 years, before and after seven months' dietary treatment. Compliance was measured with a seven-day written diary, while serum IgE was measured by PRIST, before and after dietary treatment. A 21 % decrease in energy intake ( p p p p