Fecal short-chain fatty acids in patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome: In vitro studies of carbohydrate fermentation

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 280-286

  Treem, William R ^a   Ahsan, Naheedt ^b   Kastoff, Geraldine ^b   Hyams, Jeffrey S ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bacterial fermentation Carbohydrate salvage; Irritable bowel syndrome; Short chain fatty acids

Indexed keywords

SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON ABSORPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FECES LEVEL; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETATES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BUTYRIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACIDS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHILD; COLONIC DISEASES, FUNCTIONAL; DIARRHEA; FATTY ACIDS; FECES; HUMANS; LACTULOSE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PECTINS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROPIONIC ACIDS; STARCH;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITRUS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0029796056     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199610000-00013     Document Type: Article

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