Lactose intolerance.

Lactose and Fructose Intolerance in Turkish Children with Chronic Abdominal Pain.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the prevalence of lactose and fructose intolerance in children with chronic abdominal pain. METHODS Hydrogen breath tests were done to detect lactose and fructose malabsorption in 86 children with chronic abdominal pain (44 irritable bowel syndrome, 24 functional abdominal pain and 17 functional abdominal pain syndrome as per Rome III criteria) presenting to a Pediatr...

Lactose intolerance.

Lactose intolerance affects more than 50 million Americans. It is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders seen by primary care physicians. When this disorder is properly diagnosed, the patient is easily treated with education and dietary modifications. Lactose intolerance is commonly misdiagnosed because of its overlapping symptoms of diarrhea and abdominal bloating. This article revi...

Lactose Intolerance Quick Test CLINICAL TRIAL Performance of the LACTOSE INTOLERANCE Quick Test in Diagnosis of Adult-Type Hypolactasia Among Dyspeptic

Lactose intolerance in patients with chronic functional diarrhoea: the role of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth.

BACKGROUND Many studies report a high prevalence of lactose intolerance in patients with functional, gastrointestinal disease. AIM To evaluate the role of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) in condition of lactose intolerance and the mechanism by which SIBO may impact lactose tolerance in affected patients. METHODS Consecutive out-patients with chronic functional diarrhoea (CFD) a...

The Practical Significance of Lactose Intolerance in Children

Lactose intolerance has been reviewed in published statements by the Protein Advisory Group of the United Nations System,’ the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council,2 and the American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Nutrition.’ Each of these statements deals principally with the advisability of encouraging population groups with a high rate of lactose intolerance to cons...

The Practical Significance of Lactose Intolerance in Children

Lactose intolerance has been reviewed in published statements by the Protein Advisory Group of the United Nations System,’ the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council,2 and the American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Nutrition.’ Each of these statements deals principally with the advisability of encouraging population groups with a high rate of lactose intolerance to cons...