Effects of guar gum, ispaghula and microcrystalline cellulose on abdominal symptoms, gastric emptying, orocaecal transit time and gas production in healthy volunteers

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 34, Issue , 2002, Pages S129-S133

  Bianchi, M ^a   Capurso, L ^a  

^a SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

13CO2; Bacterial fermentation; Breath test; CH4; Dietary fibres; Gastric emptying; H2; Intestinal gas; Orocaecal transit time

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13; GUAR GUM; HYDROGEN; ISPAGULA; METHANE; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; OCTANOIC ACID; TAP WATER;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAD; BREATH ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIETARY FIBER; EGG; FEMALE; GAS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; HEADACHE; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NAUSEA; NORMAL HUMAN; SOLUBILITY; STOMACH EMPTYING;

ADULT; CELLULOSE; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; GALACTANS; GASES; GASTRIC EMPTYING; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MALE; MANNANS; PLANT GUMS; PSYLLIUM;

EID: 0036742274     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1590-8658(02)80180-3     Document Type: Article

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