HUBUNGAN POLA MAKAN DENGAN POLA DEFEKASI PADA SISWA KELAS V DAN KELAS VI SEKOLAH DASAR DI SEMARANG

Abstract

Background : Improper dietary habit becomes one of the causes of school age children’s health problem. Dietary habit affects toileting habit. Dietary habit of school age children nowadays tends to have high calories diet and lacks of fiber. Dietary fiber and fluid intake have a great role in bowel movements. Lack of dietary fiber and fluid intake decreasing defecation frequency and increasing stool consistency which causing the stool is difficult to remove. Aim : This study aimed to prove the correlation between dietary fiber and fluid intake with defecation pattern among school age children. Method : Observational study with cross-sectional design. 70 samples which include in inclusion and exclusion criteria were interviewed using food recall 2x24 hour method for 3 times and asked to complete the 1 week bowel pattern questionnaire. Data was described in table. Analytical analysis was processed using SPSS 17.00 Results : The average dietary fiber intake was 9,3 gr/day . The average fluid intake was 1723,25 ml/day. The average of defecation frequency was 4 times per week. 58,6% of samples have normal stool consistency, while 28,3% have hard and 17,1% have watery stool consistency. There was no significant correlation between dietary fiber intake with defecation frequency (p=0,060) and stool consistency (p=0,160). There was significant correlation between fluid intake with defecation frequency (p<0,001) and stool consistency (p=0,001). Conclusion : There was significant correlation between fluid intake with defecation frequency and stool consistency. Higher in fluid intake leads to higher in defecation frequency and more watery stool consistency. There was no significant correlation between dietary fiber intake with defecation frequency and stool consistency Keyword :Dietary fiber, Fluid intake, Defecation Frequency, Stool Consistency