Intestinal luminal pH, measured using radiotelemetry capsules, in patients with Crohn's disease
| Small bowel pH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study | Patients with CD | Proximal | Distal | Caecum/right colon pH | Left colon/ rectal pH |
| Fallingborg, 19988 | 9 with ileocaecal resections | 6.3 | 7.3 | 6.7 | N/A |
| Sasaki, 19979 | 3 active+1 inactive | 7.2 | 7.8 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Press, 199810 | 5 active | 6.5 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 6.8 |
| 7 inactive | 6.8 | 8.2 | 6.5 | 6.5 | |
| Ewe, 199911 | 12 active | 6.5 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 6.5 |
N/A, data not available.