Lactose intolerance and irritable bowel syndrome.
A recent study on lactose intolerance and irritable bowel syndrome has shown that subjective lactose intolerance is increased in patients with irritable bowel syndrome, despite no increase in the prevalence of lactose maldigestion.
Mascolo
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Division of Digestive Disease and Nutrition, University of Massachusetts Memorial Health Care, Worcester 01655, USA.
Saltzman
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JR
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003109:Colonic Diseases, Functional / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007787:Lactose Intolerance / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires