Lactose intolerance in patients with irritable bowel syndrome from northern India: A case-control study

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2261-2265

  Gupta, Dinesh ^a   Ghoshal, Uday C ^a   Misra, Amita ^a   Misra, Asha ^a   Choudhuri, Gourdas ^a   Singh, Kartar ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Functional bowel disease; Hydrogen breath test; Small bowel bacterial overgrowth; Sugar intolerance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; BLOATING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; INDIA; INTESTINE DISTENSION; IRRITABLE COLON; LABORATORY; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK INTOLERANCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SMALL INTESTINE;

EID: 36349026919     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2007.04986.x     Document Type: Article

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