PaediaSure Fibre

PAEDIASURE^®FIBRE

PaediaSure Fibre is suitable for the dietary management of children weighing 8-30 kg with, or at risk of developing, disease-related malnutrition. PaediaSure Fibre contains a unique mix of ^~50:50 fermentable and bulking fibres designed to provide a multitude of benefits in the gut and beyond.^*1-6 PaediaSure Fibre is clinically proven to reduce constipation and gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms in paediatric patients:^†7

IN A 6-MONTH CLINICAL STUDY CHILDREN CONSUMING PAEDIASURE FIBRE OR PAEDIASURE PLUS FIBRE HAD A REDUCTION IN GI SYMPTOMS^**‡7

- 58% reduction in vomiting.⁷- 65% reduction in nausea.⁷- 64% reduction in abdominal distension/bloating.⁷

PAEDIASURE FIBRE AND PAEDIASURE PLUS FIBRE ARE CLINICALLY PROVEN TO REDUCE CONSTIPATION IN PAEDIATRIC PATIENTS^**‡7

- 78% reduction in constipation.⁷- Leading to a 37% reduction in laxative prescriptions.^¶7

Watch the mode of action video below to learn more about the wide-reaching benefits of fibre.

PaediaSure Fibre is nutritionally complete, providing 1.0 kcal/ml and is available both as a 200 ml ready-to-drink milkshake-style oral nutritional supplement (ONS) and a 500 ml ready-to-hang (RTH) tube feed. The ONS comes in four tasty flavours: banana, strawberry and vanilla.

PaediaSure Fibre is great tasting, tried and tested and loved by children so you can be confident that your patients will drink their ONS.⁸

Sample orders placed before 1pm should be delivered the next working day

Supporting Documents

PaediaSure Fibre Datasheet (PDF, 240 KB) (pdf 239 KB)

PaediaSure Interactive Recipe Book (PDF, 30448 KB) (pdf 29 MB)

Suitable for Kosher diet	Suitable for Halal diet	Suitable for vegetarians	Clinically lactose-free	Gluten free
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* Vitamin D is synthesised from cholesterol, extracted from the grease in wool sheared from live sheep.

PaediaSure Fibre is a Food for Special Medical Purposes, for use under medical supervision.

Nutrition	Per 100 ml	Per 200 ml
Energy	424 kJ / 101 kcal	847 kJ / 202 kcal
Protein	2.8 g	5.6 g
Fibre	0.73 g	1.46 g
of which FOS**	0.23 g	0.46 g

**fructo-oligosaccharides

PaediaSure Fibre is best served chilled and can be frozen into cubes and lollipops. Shake well before use.

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PAEDIATRIC

PAEDIASURE

GLUTEN-FREE

BOTTLE

PAEDIATRIC DISEASE-RELATED MALNUTRITION

FALTERING GROWTH IN INFANTS & CHILDREN

ENTERAL TUBE FEED

FIBRE

1.0 KCAL/ML

SUITABLE FOR KOSHER DIET

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CLINICALLY LACTOSE-FREE

Footnotes:

*PaediaSure Fibre/Plus Fibre contains fermentable and bulking fibres in a ratio of approximately 50:50. Soy polysaccharide has both fermentable and bulking properties.
†In a 6-month clinical study, 94% of children in the study received PaediaSure Fibre or PaediaSure Plus Fibre.
**A prospective, observational, multicentre study to determine the usage patterns, gastrointestinal tolerance, anthropometrics, and safety of high-fibre enteral feeding in malnourished children with growth failure. Study conducted between February 2013 and June 2015 and comprised of 345 paediatric patients with a weight and height of <2 SD percentiles for their age from 17 centres. During a six-month follow-up period, changes in anthropometrics, gastrointestinal symptoms, defecation habits and safety data relating to adverse events were analysed. 94% (323/345) of children received PaediaSure Fibre or PaediaSure Plus Fibre.
‡Versus baseline
§Defecated less than 3 times per week
¶Children consuming PaediaSure Fibre/Plus Fibre experienced less pain on defecation, less reluctance to defecate and a reduction in laxative use.

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8. Data on file. Abbott Laboratories Ltd., 2007 (PaediaSure Plus & PaediaSure Plus Fibre taste testing).

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