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New Perspective on chronic functional constipation in children with the identification of the microbiota   
Yazarlar
Hayrunnisa Bekis Bozkurt
İstanbul Medeniyet Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Çiğdem Eda BALKAN BOZLAK
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Cem ÖZİÇ
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Müferret Ergüven
Türkiye
Ahmet Yılmaz
Türkiye
Özet
Chronic functional constipation is a common gastrointestinal disorder in children with no underlying organic cause. Although reasons such as bad eating habits and early transition to solid food are blamed for constipation, the etiology of the disease has not been fully elucidated. Our study aims to determine the differences in stool microbiota between children with chronic functional constipation and healthy children. Feces samples of 49 patients and 40 healthy children who meet Rome IV criteria were analyzed by 16s rRNA /PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) method. Within the sample microbial diversity, the Shannon diversity index was calculated based on the profiles obtained using the R 2.15.2 software package programe. In our study, no statistically significant difference was found between the study group and the control group in terms of the Shannon Diversity Index (p <0.05). The species found in healthy children (n = 34) but not in constipated children were determined as Lactobacillus kefiri and Bifidobacterium infantis. In addition, Lactobacillus casei and Lactobacillus acidophilus were detected with a higher rate in constipated children (p> 0.005). Although there is no significant difference between microbiota subtypes, the fact that Lactobacillus kefiri and Bifidobacterium infantis were detected only in healthy children may guide the supportive treatments to be given to constipated children. The results of our study also show that there is a need for more comprehensive studies in large populations, supporting other literature studies showing that the gastrointestinal microbiota is different in constipated and normal children.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü Uluslararası alan indekslerindeki dergilerde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Medicine Science
Dergi ISSN 2147-0634
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler DOAJ, EBSCO
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 01-2022
Cilt No 11
Sayı 3
Sayfalar 1080 / 5
Doi Numarası 10.5455/medscience.2022.01.010
Makale Linki file:///C:/Users/%C3%87i%C4%9Fdem%20Eda/Downloads/Medicine%20Microbiata.pdf