Association between Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Methane and Hydrogen on Lactulose Breath Test
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Association between Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Methane and Hydrogen on Lactulose Breath Test
Whether hydrogen and methane gas produced during lactulose breath test (LBT) are associated with symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is not determined. We aimed to investigate whether hydrogen and methane on LBT are associated with IBS symptoms. Sixty-eight IBS patients meeting the Rome III criteria for IBS, and 55 healthy controls, underwent LBT. The IBS subjects recorded their customar...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Korean Medical Science
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1011-8934,1598-6357
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2013.28.6.901