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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 / Avances En Medicina De Laboratorio, 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).
Alvaro Gonzalez, Estibaliz Alegre
exaly   +6 more sources

Characterizing the Antihyperglycemic Activity and Underlying Mechanisms of the Aqueous Extract of the Leaves from Ficus carica L. [PDF]

Molecules
Ficus carica L. is traditionally used for diabetes management. This study evaluated the antihyperglycemic activity, safety, possible mechanisms, and phytochemical composition of its aqueous leaf extract (EAcFc).
Fernando Calzada, Jesica Ramírez-Santos, Hannia Pérez-Álvarez, Miguel Valdes, Elizabeth Barbosa, Claudia Velázquez   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Can we shorten the lactose tolerance test? [PDF]

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2013
Lactose malabsorption (LM) is a very common problem with high prevalence in Southern Europe. The lactose tolerance test (LTT) is a basic probe, which is widespread in local hospitals, because it requires non-complex and inexpensive infrastructure.
J L, Domínguez Jiménez, A, Fernández Suárez   +1 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Diagnosis of lactose intolerance: concordance between 13910-C/T genotype and lactose tolerance test in a Danish population

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation
The association between the MCM6-13910-C/T polymorphism and lactose intolerance in individuals of European descent is well known. However, the notion that having a single versus a double allelic mutation might influence one's phenotype has been hypothesized.
Henrik Løvendahl Jørgensen, Nikki Have Mitchell   +1 more
exaly   +4 more sources

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source