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Hydrogen and Methane-Based Breath Testing in Gastrointestinal Disorders: The North American Consensus

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BT is a useful, inexpensive, simple and safe diagnostic test in the evaluation of common gastroenterology problems and should help to standardize the indications, preparation, performance and interpretation of BT in clinical practice and research.
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This article is published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology.The article was published on 2017-03-21 and is currently open access. It has received 475 citations till now.

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ACG Clinical Guideline: Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth.

TL;DR: This guideline statement evaluates criteria for diagnosis, defines the optimal methods for diagnostic testing, and summarizes treatment options for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth.
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Update on lactose malabsorption and intolerance: pathogenesis, diagnosis and clinical management

TL;DR: Lactose is the main source of calories in milk, an essential nutriedigestion, patients with visceral hypersensitivity nt in infancy and a key part of the diet in populations that maintain the ability to digest this disaccharide in adulthood.
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The Structure and Function of the Human Small Intestinal Microbiota: Current Understanding and Future Directions.

TL;DR: This work examines what is known about the human small intestinal microbiota in terms of community structure and functional properties, and examines temporal dynamics of select bacterial populations in the small intestine, and the effects of dietary carbohydrates and fats on shaping these populations.
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Lactose Intolerance, Dairy Avoidance, and Treatment Options.

TL;DR: Different methods of treatment, lactose-reduced products, plant-based dairy substitutes, adaptation, prebiotics, exogenous lactase, probiotics, and some other dietary interventions are further discussed.
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Randomised placebo-controlled trial of dietary glutamine supplements for postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome

TL;DR: Oral dietary glutamine supplements dramatically and safely reduced all major IBS-related endpoints and ‘Intestinal hyperpermeability’ (elevated urinary lactulose/mannitol ratios) was normalised in the glutamine but not the control group.
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Definition, diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus and its complications. Part 1: diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus provisional report of a WHO consultation.

TL;DR: A WHO Consultation has taken place in parallel with a report by an American Diabetes Association Expert Committee to re‐examine diagnostic criteria and classification of diabetes mellitus and is hoped that the new classification will allow better classification of individuals and lead to fewer therapeutic misjudgements.
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Normalization of Lactulose Breath Testing Correlates With Symptom Improvement in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study

TL;DR: Normalization of LBT with neomycin leads to a significant reduction in IBS symptoms, and the type of gas seen on LBT is also associated with IBS subgroup.
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Effects of Gut Microbes on Nutrient Absorption and Energy Regulation

TL;DR: The role of the gut microbiota in energy harvest and fat storage is explored, as well as differences in the microbiota in obesity and undernutrition are explored.
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