Clinical impact of identifying lactose maldigestion or fructose malabsorption in irritable bowel syndrome or other conditions

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1010-1012

  Corlew Roath, Meredith ^a   Di Palma, Jack A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fructose malabsorption; Irritable bowel syndrome; Lactose maldigestion

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FRUCTOSE; HYDROGEN; LACTOSE; METHANE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEREDITARY FRUCTOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

BREATH TESTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRUCTOSE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; LACTOSE; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SWEETENING AGENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349802137     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181b64c7f     Document Type: Article

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