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Chronic, nonspecific diarrhea (CND) presents in infants and preschool children as intermittent or persistent passage of unformed stools that never causes dehydration, weight lag, or disease [2]. Stools typically contain mucus and particles of undigested vegetable matter. There’s the notable absence of blood or the oily globules of undigested dietary triglycerides. It is prevalent in about 15 % of infants and toddlers [3]. These infants are lively and intensely responsive to environmental and emotional stimuli [4].
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Fleisher, D.R. (2014). Functional Diarrhea (Also Known as Chronic, Nonspecific Diarrhea of Infancy and Early Childhood, and “Infant/Toddler Diarrhea”). In: Management of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Children. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1089-2_6
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