Compositions for use in improving stool consistency or frequency in infants or young children

Abstract

The present invention relates to a nutritional composition comprising at least one fucosylated oligosaccharide for use in preventing and/or treating constipation and/or in improving stool consistency/frequency in an infant or a young child.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . A method of treating colics in an infant or a young child in need thereof, the method comprising administering a nutritional composition to the infant or young child, the nutritional composition comprising at least one fucosylated oligosaccharide, and wherein the fucosylated oligosaccharide(s) is/are in a total amount of 0.8-1.5 g/L of the composition and/or in a total amount of 0.55-1.05 g/100 g of composition on a dry weight basis. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 2  wherein the fucosylated oligosaccharide is selected from the group consisting of 2′-fucosyllactose, 3′ fucosyllactose, difucosyllactose, lacto-N-fucopentaose I, lacto-N-fucopentaose II, lacto-N-fucopentaose III, lacto-N-fucopentaose V, lacto-N-fucohexaose, lacto-N-difucohexaose I, fucosyllacto-N-hexaose, fucosyllacto-N-neohexaose I, fucosyllacto-N-neohexaose II, difucosyllacto-N-hexaose I, difucosyllacto-N-neohexaose I, difucosyllacto-N-neohexaose II, fucosyl-para-Lacto-N-hexaose, and any combination thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein the fucosylated oligosaccharide comprises a 2′ fucosyl-epitope. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein the fucosylated oligosaccharide is 2′-fucosyllactose (2′FL). 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein the fucosylated oligosaccharide(s) is/are in a total amount of 0.2-3 g/L of the composition and/or in a total amount of 0.13-2.1 g/100 g of composition on a dry weight basis. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein the fucosylated oligosaccharide(s) is/are in a total amount of 0.8-1.5 g/L of the composition and/or in a total amount of 0.55-1.05 g/100 g of composition on a dry weight basis. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein the fucosylated oligosaccharide(s) is/are in a total amount of 1-1.25 g/L of the composition and/or in a total amount of 0.69-0.87 g/100 g of composition on a dry weight basis. 
     
     
         9 . (canceled) 
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein the composition further comprising at least one probiotic microorganism. 
     
     
         11 - 13 . (canceled) 
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein the nutritional composition is in a form selected from the group consisting of an infant formula, a starter infant formula, a follow-on or follow-up infant formula, a baby food, an infant cereal composition, a fortifier and a supplement. 
     
     
         15 . (canceled) 
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein the composition does not comprise any N-acetylated oligosaccharides. 
     
     
         17 . (canceled)