Gluten-free diet normalizes mouth-to-cecum transit of a caloric meal in adult patients with celiac disease

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2100-2105

  Chiarioni, Giuseppe ^a   Bassotti, Gabrio ^b   Germani, Ugo ^b   Battaglia, Edda ^b   Brentegani, Maria Teresa ^b   Morelli, Antonio ^b   Vantini, Italo ^b  

^a Ospedale Clinicizzato   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Celiac disease; Diarrhea; Gluten free diet; Intestinal motility; Mouth to cecum transit

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GLUTEN FREE DIET; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MALABSORPTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0030813623     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1018878703699     Document Type: Article

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