[Study of malabsorption of lactose by the hydrogen breath test in a population of 70 Tunisian adults]. / Etude de la malabsorption du lactose par le test respiratoire à l'hydrogène dans une population de 70 adultes tunisiens.
Gastroenterol Clin Biol
; 11(8-9): 554-7, 1987.
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ABSTRACT
Lactose malabsorption was studied by the hydrogen breath-test in 23 adults suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (group A) and in 47 healthy subjects (group B). The concentration of hydrogen in end-expired alveolar samples was measured after ingestion of 25 g of lactose. Among the 70 subjects, 6 (8.5 p. 100) were not hydrogen producers and were excluded from the study. Lactose malabsorption was shown in 51 of the remaining 64 subjects (79.6 p. 100). Among these 51 patients, 36 were healthy and 15 had an irritable bowel syndrome. The frequency of lactose malabsorption among the 43 healthy hydrogen producers was 83 p. 100. This value is similar to those observed in other studies (greek and italian). Our results suggest that lactose malabsorption is frequent among the tunisian adult population.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Pruebas Respiratorias
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Intolerancia a la Lactosa
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
Gastroenterol Clin Biol
Año:
1987
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Túnez