H2 BREATH TESTS DURING DIARRHEA
- 1 May 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Paediatrica
- Vol. 68 (3), 171-172
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.1979.tb04984.x
Abstract
The peak rise in breath hydrogen and the volume of excess pulmonary excretion of H2 in response to a 10 g dose of the non-absorbable disaccharide, lactulose, was significantly lower in children with active gastroenteritis and diarrhea than in non-diarrheal controls. Despite the fact that the H2 breath test is a convenient, non-invasive technology for use in children, it cannot be recommended for measuring carbohydrate malabsorption in individuals with active, on-going episodes of diarrhea.Keywords
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