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. 1979 Mar;68(2):171-2.
doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1979.tb04984.x.

H2 breath tests during diarrhea

N W Solomons, R García, R Schneider, F E Viteri, V A von Kaenel

H2 breath tests during diarrhea

N W Solomons et al. Acta Paediatr Scand. 1979 Mar.

Abstract

The peak rise in breath hydrogen and the volume of excess pulmonary excretion of hydrogen in response to a 10 g dose of the non-abosorbable disaccharide, lactulose, was significantly lower in children with active gastroenteritis and diarrhea than in nondiarrheal controls. Thus, despite the fact that the H2 breath test is a convenient, noninvasive technology for use in children, it cannot be recommended for measuring carbohydrate malabsorption in individuals with active, on-going episodes of diarrhea.

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