title: Carbohydrate malabsorption in patients with non-specific abdominal complaints.
abstract: Non-specific abdominal complaints are a considerable problem worldwide. Many patients are affected and many differential diagnoses have to be considered. Among these, carbohydrate malabsorption seems to play an important role. However, so far, only incomplete absorption of lactose is broadly accepted, while the malabsorption of fructose and sorbitol is still underestimated, although in many parts of the world it is much more frequent. Despite the success of dietary interventions in many patients, there are still a lot of unanswered questions that make further investigations necessary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Tirschenreuth District Hospital, St. Peter-Strasse 31, Tirschenreuth 95643, Germany. peter.born@krankenhaus-tirschenreuth.de
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Born
mesh_terms: D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D005632:Fructose / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007408:Intestinal Absorption / Q000502:physiology*; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013012:Sorbitol / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005632:Fructose; D013012:Sorbitol