1. Volume 121, Issue 3, Pages 554-560 (September 2001)
Clinical studies in persistent diarrhea: Dietary management with green banana or pectin in Bangladeshi children 
Golam H. Rabbani, Telahun Teka, Badiuz Zaman, N. Majid, Makhduma Khatun, George J. Fuchs 
Gastroenterology 
Volume 121, Issue 3, Pages (September 2001)
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2. Fig. 1
Changes in stool weight (g · kg−1 · day−1) of children with persistent diarrhea treated with a rice-based diet containing green banana, or pectin or the rice-based diet alone (control). There was no significant difference in mean stool weight on day 1 and day 2 among the different treatment groups after starting the study diets. After day 3, there was a significant (P < 0.05) and persistent decline in stool weight in both banana and pectin groups compared with the control group. This difference gradually increased over the 7 days.
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3. Fig. 2
Kaplan-Meier survival plot showing recovery from diarrhea (formed stool) in children with persistent diarrhea receiving a rice-based diet containing green banana or pectin. From day 2 onward, significantly greater proportion of children treated with green banana or pectin recovered from diarrhea compared with controls (P < 0.001). By day 5, almost all children in the banana or pectin group had recovered, whereas most children in the control group continued to have diarrhea.
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4. Fig. 3
Bar graphs showing effects of green banana and pectin treatment in reducing ORS intake in children with persistent diarrhea. From day 5 onward after starting treatment, there was a persistent and significant (*P < 0.05) decline in the volume of ORS consumed by children receiving green banana or pectin compared with children in the control group.
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5. Fig. 4
Bar graphs showing effects of treatment with green banana or pectin in reducing intravenous fluid requirement in children with persistent diarrhea. There was a significant (*P < 0.05) and persistent reduction in intravenous fluid requirement among children receiving pectin or green banana compared with control over the duration of treatment.
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