Lactose Intolerance and Symptom Pattern of Lactose Intolerance among Healthy Volunteers
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Lactose Intolerance and Symptom Pattern of Lactose Intolerance among Healthy Volunteers
Aims To see the prevalence of lactose intolerance (LI) and related symptoms following oral lactose challenge in healthy volunteers. Materials and methods Symptoms of abdominal pain, nausea, borborygmi, flatulence, and diarrhea were noted for 24 hours and blood glucose was estimated at 0 hour and 30 minutes after 25 gm oral lactose load to healthy volunteers. Failure to rise blood glucose leve...
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عنوان ژورنال: Euroasian Journal of Hepato-Gastroenterology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2231-5047,2231-5128
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10018-1156