title: Fructose breath hydrogen tests.
abstract: Fructose absorption was studied by the breath hydrogen test in 114 healthy children aged 0.1-6 years, given either 2 g/kg or 1 g/kg of fructose. All 57 children given 2 g/kg had peak breath hydrogen excretions > or = 20 ppm. At 1 g/kg only 25/57 (44%) showed incomplete absorption and the percentage incompletely absorbing fructose and the peak breath hydrogen value were significantly higher in children aged 1-3 years. Interestingly, this age distribution correlates with that of toddler diarrhoea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Bosch Medicentrum, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Hoekstra
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: van Kempen
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Bijl
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Kneepkens
mesh_terms: D001944:Breath Tests; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005632:Fructose / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000032:analysis; D007223:Infant; D007408:Intestinal Absorption / Q000502:physiology*; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D005632:Fructose; D006859:Hydrogen; D005947:Glucose