Pathway Contributor: Kay Gibbons
Credentials
FDAA
Bio
Kay is an experienced dietitian with expertise across paediatrics, including early eating behaviours, child growth and childhood obesity. Her research has focused on those areas in clinical and primary care settings. With experience as a manager of an integrated nutrition & food service department she has interest in food services and has taught in this area of dietetic training, She currently holds a part-time chair in Food & Nutrition, focusing on food service. Currently she is the Chair of the Australian Dietetic Council.
Contributions
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Is increasing fluid intake above Dietary Reference Values recommended to manage 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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Can increasing physical activity help treat functional constipation in children?
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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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Are prebiotic oligosaccharides recommended for the treatment of functional constipation in infants, children and adolescents?
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Is a high fibre diet recommended to manage functional constipation in children?
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Normal Pediatric (Infants, Toddlers and Children) Stool Characteristics – Frequency, Colour and Consistency BackgroundView resource
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Gastrointestinal Disease - Pediatric/Paediatric Constipation BackgroundView resource
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What is the effectiveness of dietary fibre supplements for treating functional constipation in children?
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Are probiotics recommended for the treatment of functional constipation in infants and children?
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