Gastrointestinal System - Pediatric/Paediatric Constipation

Pathway Contributor: Linda Kirste

Credentials:
RD

Bio:
Linda Kirste completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Dietetics at the University of British Columbia and her internship at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. She started her career as an outpatient dietitian at the Toronto East General and Orthopaedic Hospital. Later, she worked in internal medicine, general surgery and critical care at the University Health Network, a tertiary care teaching hospital. Linda is certified as a nutrition support dietitian and has conducted research in the area of standardizing food and beverage viscosities for the management of dysphagia. She currently works in a telepractice setting, specializing in allergy nutrition at Dial-A-Dietitian in British Columbia. As an Allergy Dietitian, her work involves addressing food allergy questions and concerns from the public and the media, providing advance practice consultation to healthcare professionals, and developing allergy resources for both the public and health professionals.

Contributions:

• Is cow’s milk protein allergy a common cause of functional constipation in children (0 to 18 years)?  

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• Is increasing fluid intake above Dietary Reference Values recommended to treat functional constipation in children (0-18 years)?  

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• Are dietary modifications a first-line treatment for functional constipation in children (0-18 years)?  

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• Are fruit juice and prunes effective in alleviating functional constipation in children (0-18 years)?  

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• Are white sugar, brown sugar, corn syrup, honey and fructo-oligosaccharides effective in alleviating functional constipation in children (0-18 years)?  

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• Can increasing physical activity help treat chronic functional constipation in children?  

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• Gastrointestinal Disease - Pediatric/Paediatric Constipation Background

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