ArticleClinical and experimental gastroenterology2018
Retrospective analysis of a lactose breath test in a gastrointestinal symptomatic population of Northeast Italy: use of (H
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- Nutritional management of lactose intolerance: the importance of diet and food labelling.Journal of translational medicine · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundLactose malabsorption is normally evaluated by measuring exhaled H
aimTo compare different approaches to usage of a lactose breath test for lactose malabsorption diagnosis, after medical evaluation of gastrointestinal symptoms.
methodsIn a retrospective observational study, we compared the 2 approaches in a population of 282 subjects in Northern Italy. Following oral lactose administration, exhaled samples were harvested every 30 minutes for 4 hours and prepared for H
resultsApplying the standard methodology, which takes separately into consideration H
conclusionThe threshold normally used for lactose breath test should be reconsidered and changed, merging H
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