Fructose malabsorption – avoid these foods
Fructose, a naturally occurring sugar present in fruits, fruit juices, certain vegetables, and honey, also forms a key component of table sugar (sucrose) and high-fructose corn syrup, commonly…
FODMAPs and intestinal absorption
Some FODMAPs, such as fructose, are readily absorbed in the small intestine of humans via GLUT receptors. Absorption thus depends on the appropriate expression and delivery of these…
What is Fructose Malabsorption?
Fructose Malabsorption Fructose malabsorption is a digestive disorder in which absorption of fructose is impaired by deficient fructose carriers in the small intestine’s enterocytes. This results in an…
What are the Typical Uses of Hydrogen Breath Test?
Typical uses of the Hydrogen Breath Test Fructose or Lactose Malabsorption The patient takes a base reading of hydrogen levels in the breath. The patient is then given…