Table 7 Gastrointestinal symptoms during breath tests in suspected fructose/lactose malabsorption.
From: Methane breath tests and blood sugar tests in children with suspected carbohydrate malabsorption
Fructose (n = 187) | Lactose (n = 82) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients, n (%) | ||||||
Symptoms | 51 (27) | 23 (28) | ||||
Symptom-free | 136 (73) | 59 (72) | ||||
Total | HBT positive | HBT negative | Total | HBT positive | HBT negative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abdominal pain, n (%) | 39 (21) | 24 (13) | 15 (8) | 18 (22) | 6 (7) | 12 (15) |
Bloating, n (%) | 7 (4) | 5 (3) | 2 (1) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 0 (0) |
Nausea, n (%) | 13 (7) | 8 (4) | 5 (3) | 11 (13) | 2 (2) | 9 (11) |
Flatulence, n (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Vomiting, n (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Diarrhea, n (%) | 6 (4) | 5 (3) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
> 1 symptom, n (%) | 11 (6) | 9 (5) | 2 (2) | 8 (10) | 2 (2) | 6 (7) |
