Journal Article10.1016/0016-5085(90)90621-7
Role of fructose-sorbitol malabsorption in the irritable bowel syndrome.
TL;DR: Fructose-sorbitol malabsorption does not seem to play an important role in the etiology of irritable bowel syndrome, but this is not different from observations in healthy volunteers.
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About: This article is published in Gastroenterology. The article was published on 01 Oct 1990. The article focuses on the topics: Fructose malabsorption & Irritable bowel syndrome.
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Fructose: incomplete intestinal absorption in humans.
TL;DR: Fructose, 50 g as a 10% solution, was incompletely absorbed in 6 of 16 subjects (37.5%) and was associated with symptoms of cramps or diarrhea, or both in 5 of these 6 individuals.
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