TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of respiratory hydrogen (H2) excretion to detect carbohydrate malabsorption
AU - Levitt, Michael D.
AU - Donaldson, Robert M.
PY - 1970/6
Y1 - 1970/6
N2 - A technique in which an increase in the rate of breath H2 excretion is used to detect carbohydrate malabsorption was tested. Ingestion of glucose, a completely absorbed sugar, never resulted in an increase in breath H2 in normal subjects. In contrast, ingestion of xylose, an incompletely absorbed sugar, always yielded an increase in breath H2. Assessment of lactose absorption with the use of breath H2 measurements agreed closely with the results of standard lactose tolerance tests. This technique has advantages over the tolerance test in that: (1) it reflects the quantity of sugar that is not absorbed and, thus, is not influenced by gastric emptying rate or intermediary glucose metabolism, and (2) it is sufficiently sensitive to detect malabsorption of as little as 5 to 10 Gm. of carbohydrate.
AB - A technique in which an increase in the rate of breath H2 excretion is used to detect carbohydrate malabsorption was tested. Ingestion of glucose, a completely absorbed sugar, never resulted in an increase in breath H2 in normal subjects. In contrast, ingestion of xylose, an incompletely absorbed sugar, always yielded an increase in breath H2. Assessment of lactose absorption with the use of breath H2 measurements agreed closely with the results of standard lactose tolerance tests. This technique has advantages over the tolerance test in that: (1) it reflects the quantity of sugar that is not absorbed and, thus, is not influenced by gastric emptying rate or intermediary glucose metabolism, and (2) it is sufficiently sensitive to detect malabsorption of as little as 5 to 10 Gm. of carbohydrate.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 5421079
AN - SCOPUS:0014806022
SN - 0022-2143
VL - 75
SP - 937
EP - 945
JO - The Journal of laboratory and clinical medicine
JF - The Journal of laboratory and clinical medicine
IS - 6
ER -