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This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of CoMiSS on elimination diet response in infants diagnosed with Cow\u2019s Milk Protein Associated Proctocolitis (CMPAP) compared with healthy controls<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A case-control study with follow-up compared infants with CMPAP on an elimination diet to healthy peers. Infants with CMPAP (\n                      <jats:italic>n\u2009<\/jats:italic>\n                      =\u200913) and healthy infants (\n                      <jats:italic>n\u2009<\/jats:italic>\n                      =\u200922), aged 17\u201326 weeks, were included. Four visits were conducted at six, seven, nine, and 12 months of age. CoMiSS was assessed at each visit.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      CoMiSS significantly decreased after the four-week elimination diet (\n                      <jats:italic>p\u2009<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;\u20090.05). At study\u2019s end, total CoMiSS scores increased in both groups (\n                      <jats:italic>p\u2009<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;\u20090.05). The crying score\u2019s median was higher in CMPAP infants than controls at Visits 1 and 3 (\n                      <jats:italic>p\u2009<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;\u20090.05). No significant changes were found for other symptoms.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>CoMiSS tends to decrease during elimination diet in infants with CMPAP, which is promising for its use in evaluating dietary response. Monitoring the crying score and developing the defecation score specific to CMPAP would serve this purpose more.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Impact<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:list list-type=\"bullet\">\n                        <jats:list-item>\n                          <jats:p>The CoMiSS can be a promising tool for monitoring responses to elimination diets in infants with proctocolitis, a specific subgroup of CMPA.<\/jats:p>\n                        <\/jats:list-item>\n                        <jats:list-item>\n                          <jats:p>It highlights the potential of CoMiSS to monitor dietary response and suggests refinements for its application, such as focusing on crying scores and developing a CMPA-specific defecation score.<\/jats:p>\n                        <\/jats:list-item>\n                        <jats:list-item>\n                          <jats:p>The findings pave the way for a novel use of CoMiSS beyond its screening purpose, potentially enhancing clinical management of CMPA in infants with proctocolitis. 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