Methane production during lactulose breath test is associated with gastrointestinal disease presentation

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 86-92

  Pimentel, Mark ^a   Mayer, Andrew G ^b   Park, Sandy ^b   Chow, Evelyn J ^b   Hasan, Aliya ^b   Kong, Yuthana ^b  

^a GI Motility Laboratory   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bacterial overgrowth; Inflammatory bowel disease; Irritable bowel syndrome; Methane

Indexed keywords

LACTULOSE; METHANE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; BREATH ANALYSIS; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHANOGENIC FERMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BREATH TESTS; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; CONSTIPATION; CROHN DISEASE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; INTESTINE, SMALL; LACTULOSE; METHANE;

EID: 0037286459     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021738515885     Document Type: Article

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