Fructose-induced breath hydrogen in patients with fruit intolerance

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 157-159

  Mann, Nirmal S ^a,c   Cheung, Eddie C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bloating score; Breath hydrogen oral fructose; Flatus passage; Fruit intolerance

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ADULT; APRICOT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; FRUIT; GRAPE; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; MALE; MANGO; MELON; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; PERSIMMON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; BREATH TESTS; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; FRUCTOSE; FRUIT; HUMANS; HYDROGEN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 38349141291     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mcg.0000225667.53673.02     Document Type: Article

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