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Low serum levels of short-chain fatty acids after lactulose ingestion may indicate impaired colonic fermentation in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

BACKGROUND: Ingestion of low-digestible carbohydrates triggers symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). These carbohydrates become substrates for microbial fermentation in the colon, yielding short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) that are readily absorbed. Aiming to compare colonic fermen...

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Autores principales: Undseth, Ragnhild, Jakobsdottir, Greta, Nyman, Margareta, Berstad, Arnold, Valeur, Jørgen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4669038/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26664152
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CEG.S94084