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Abnormal breath tests to lactose, fructose and sorbitol in irritable bowel syndrome may be explained by small intestinal bacterial overgrowth

✍ Scribed by G. Nucera; M. Gabrielli; A. Lupascu; E. C. Lauritano; A. Santoliquido; F. Cremonini; G. Cammarota; P. Tondi; P. Pola; G. Gasbarrini; A. Gasbarrini

Book ID
108604103
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2005
Tongue
English
Weight
93 KB
Volume
21
Category
Article
ISSN
0269-2813

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## Summary **Background** : Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and sugar malabsorption (lactose, fructose, sorbitol) may play a role in irritable bowel syndrome. The lactulose breath test is a reliable and non‐invasive test for the diagnosis of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. The lactose,