Orocecal transit time (OCTT) is one of the main determinant of the hunger ratings and gastrointestinal sensitivity. While marked-isotopes scintigraphy is the gold standard in its determination in the clinical frame, breath tests are cheap, well-tolerated and non-invasive alternatives. In fact C-13 and C-14 stable isotopes breath tests can be used to assess gastric emptying and OCTT in the clini...

The aim of this study was to establish a retrospective evaluation and comparison of the hydrogen/methane (H2/CH4) breath test and genetic test (C/T-13910 polymorphism) results in lactose malabsorption testing. In total 263 consecutive patients with suspected lactose malabsorption were included in this study. They underwent the H2/CH4 breath test following the ingestion of 50 g lactose and were ...

UNLABELLED Fructose malabsorption has not been well-defined in Thai populations but there has been increasing consumption of fructose-fortified drinks. OBJECTIVES To assess the incidence of fructose malabsorption and intolerance in Thai normal subjects as well as the facilitating effect of glucose on fructose absorption. METHODS Twenty-five gram of fructose was ingested by 77 subjects (37 m...

objective: helicobacter pylori (h. pylori) is the most common pathogenic bacteria in the stomach. the aim of the current study was to explore the effect of oral garlic administration on bacterial urease activity inside the stomach and its contribution to the treatment of h. pylori infection.   materials and methods: in this clinical trial, 15 patients were studied quantitatively with urease bre...

ba ckground: there have been a number of reports indicating that garlic can inhibit helicobacter pylori ( h. pylori ) in vitro ; however, there is few clinical trials evaluating its effect in human infection. the aim of this study was to assess the effect of garlic consumption on urea breath test (ubt) results in patients with h. pylori infection. m ethods: we performed a randomized case-contro...

BACKGROUND Despite considerable controversy over the inclusion of sucrose in the diets of people with diabetes, the acute metabolism of sucrose is not completely understood. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to investigate the metabolism of the monomeric constituents of sucrose after a high-sucrose meal. DESIGN Three test meals were consumed in a randomized, crossover design by 7 healthy male vol...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) leads to several gastrointestinal (GI) problems and complications leading to malabsorption. The effectiveness of probiotics in the treatment of SIBO syndrome has not been well studied. This pilot study was aimed to assess the efficacy of a probiotic consisting of lactobacilli in the treatment of SIBO. METHODS In this study, ...

BACKGROUND Gut microbiota plays several beneficial effects on the human host. Its qualitative and/or quantitative unbalance may facilitate the occurrence of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). AIM To review the available data in order to propose a practical approach to SIBO diagnosis in the clinical setting. MATERIALS AND METHODS Full papers from 1990 to present available on the P...