The study was conducted on 200 patients with growth faltering on 2 phases. In the first phase the patient received nutritional rehabilitation with polymeric formula for 12 weeks then they were reassessed by anthropometric measurements and those whose weight remained below -2 SD for age and sex on the WHO scores were defined as non responders and entered the second phase. In the second phase Upper Gastrointestinal endoscopy was done and then patients received nutritional rehabilitation with peptide based formula and probiotics then were reassessed after 8 weeks.
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Assessment of the prevalence of environmental enteropathy among children with faltering growth.
Timeframe: 12 weeks of nutritional rehabilitation with polymeric formula.