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Lactose tolerance test as an alternative to hydrogen breath test in the study of lactose malabsorption [PDF]

Advances in Laboratory Medicine, 2020
Lactose malabsorption is generally assessed by hydrogen breath testing (HBT). However, this test is not recommended in patients with high baseline hydrogen concentrations (H2B).
Sendino Teresa, Sandúa Amaia, Calleja Sofía, González Álvaro, Alegre Estibaliz   +4 more
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Insulinoma presenting as hypoglycemia during lactose tolerance testing: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2020
Background Insulinoma is a rare functioning pancreatic endocrine tumor, typically presenting as a sporadic solitary lesion causing hypoglycemia. While these tumors can lead to marked autonomic and neuroglycopenic symptoms, the diagnosis is often delayed.
Vicki Munro, Laura M. McDonell, Valerie Keough, Ferhan S. Siddiqi   +3 more
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EVALUATION OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN C/T-13910 POLYMORPHISM GENOTYPING RESULTS AND LACTOSE TOLERANCE TEST RESULTS: A RETROSPECTIVE POPULATION-BASED STUDY IN BRAZIL [PDF]

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Background: Lactose tolerant test (LTT) is the most broadly used diagnostic test for lactose intolerance in Brazil, is an indirect, minimally invasive and a low-cost test that is widely available in primary care and useful in clinical practice.
Marcia Wehba Esteves CAVICHIO, Caio Robledo D’Angioli Costa QUAIO, Wagner Antonio da Rosa BARATELA, Patrícia Marinho Costa de OLIVEIRA, Soraia TAHAN   +4 more
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NONINVASIVE BREATH TESTS FOR DIAGNOSIS OF SIBO AND LACTOSE INTOLERANCE IN PATIENTS ON CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT FOR COLORECTAL AND GASTRIC CÂNCER [PDF]

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2021
BACKGROUND: Worldwide, colorectal cancer (CRC) and gastric cancer (GC) are the third and the fifth most prevalent, respectively. Diarrhea is a common symptom in patients on chemotherapy or radiotherapy treatment and can reduce treatment tolerance ...
Aline Rufino GONÇALVES, Orlando AMBROGINI JR, Nora Manoukian FORONES   +2 more
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Short-Term Dairy Product Elimination and Reintroduction Minimally Perturbs the Gut Microbiota in Self-Reported Lactose-Intolerant Adults

mBio, 2022
An outstanding question regarding the human gut microbiota is whether and how microbiota-directed interventions influence host phenotypic traits. Here, we employed a dietary intervention to probe this question in the context of lactose intolerance.
Courtney J. Smith, Les Dethlefsen, Christopher Gardner, Linda Nguyen, Marcus Feldman, Elizabeth K. Costello, Oren Kolodny, David A. Relman   +7 more
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Improvement in Lactose Tolerance in Hypolactasic Subjects Consuming Ice Creams with High or Low Concentrations of Bifidobacterium bifidum 900791

Foods, 2021
Although Bifidobacterium bifidum expresses lactase activity, no clinical trials have determined its impact on lactose-intolerant subjects. This study evaluated whether acute and chronic ingestion of ice creams containing B.
Gabriela Aguilera, Constanza Cárcamo, Sandra Soto-Alarcón, Martin Gotteland   +3 more
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Longitudinal prospective anthropometric evaluation in Caucasian prepubertal children with lactose intolerance

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
IntroductionThe health consequences of lactose intolerance remain unclear. We studied the association of lactose intolerance with growth in children.MethodsIn this prospective case–control study, we compared Caucasian prepubertal children with lactose ...
Mauro Lizzi, Laura Sgrazzutti, Annamaria Porreca, Paola Di Filippo, Chiara Cauzzo, Sabrina Di Pillo, Francesco Chiarelli, Marina Attanasi   +7 more
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Daily Lactose Supplementation in Lactase Non-Persistent Individuals Induces Colonic Adaptation and Reduces Intolerance Symptoms

Proceedings, 2023
Background and objectives: Globally, about 70% of the adult population is lactase non-persistent (LNP), lacking the enzyme required for lactose digestion.
Ellen Looijesteijn, Lonneke JanssenDuijghuijsen, Maartje van den Belt, Beatrix Gerhard, Renata Ariens, Reina Tjoelker, Jan Geurts   +6 more
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Lactose Intolerance: What Your Breath Can Tell You

Diagnostics, 2020
Lactose intolerance has seen recognized as a clinical syndrome characterized by pain, abdominal distention, flatulence, and diarrhea after the consumption of lactose.
Luelle Robles, Ronny Priefer
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Effect of lactase on symptoms and hydrogen breath levels in lactose intolerance: A crossover placebo‐controlled study

JGH Open, 2021
Background and Aim The absence of lactase in the intestinal villi due to mucosal injury or genetic factors causes undigested lactose to reach the colon where it is fermented.
Rajiv Baijal, Rakesh K Tandon
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