PREBIOTIC EFFECT OF LACTULOSE AMONG INFANTS

Abstract

The article demonstrates the modern viewpoint on the functional feeding of the infants. The researchers give the application findings in respect of lactulose (Normase) — a medication with prebiotic effect, among children, undergoing artificial feeding. It is showed that lactulose improves bowels micro-biocenosis and contributes to symptoms couping of the digestion disorders. The medication is recommended by the authors as a prebiotic for the newborns deprived of the mother's milk.Key words: children, micro-biocenosis, lactulose, prebiotic.