Lactose intolerance in different types of irritable bowel syndrome in north Indians.
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| ID: sea-124578
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Twenty-five patients of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and 25 normal healthy individuals serving as controls, were studied for lactose intolerance.METHODS:
Hydrogen breath test was used as an investigation after giving 50 g of oral lactose. Clinically, the patients were classified into 3 types of IBS.RESULTS:
Eleven (44%) out of 25 patients belonged to diarrhoeal type of IBS, 7 (28%) of 25 patients to spastic and rest 7 (28%) of 25 patients had features of both types of symptoms. Lactose hydrogen breath test was abnormal in 9 cases (82%) of 11 diarrhoeal type of IBS which was significantly higher (p < 0.02) than controls. However, the difference of abnormal hydrogen breath test between spastic type of IBS and patients with features of both types was not significant as compared to controls.CONCLUSIONS:
These results suggest that patients with diarrhoeal type of IBS have a higher incidence of lactose intolerance as compared to spastic type as well as patients with features of both types.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Breath Tests
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Incidence
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Prevalence
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Colonic Diseases, Functional
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Diarrhea
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India
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Lactose Intolerance
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
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