Letter: Treatment of cystic fibrosis.

This letter is prompted by recent reports of favourable results after the 
use of an artificial diet consisting of a protein hydrolysate, a 
glucose polymer, and medium-chain glycerides in the treatment of cystic fibrosis 
of the pancreas. It has been our observation that children often 
find these preparations unpleasant and unpalatable. Loose motions, nausea, and vomiting 
are quite common. I have comparable experience with their use in 
other malabsorption states and advanced protein-calorie malnutrition. Whether the untoward effects 
result from excessive flooding of gut and/or exceedingly high blood-amino acid 
levels is a matter of speculation. 