Objective To evaluate in 14 healthy volunteers the gastrointestinal tolerance to an
indigestible bulking sweetener containing fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS). Design In order to …

Background—Uncontrolled studies of lactose intolerant subjects have shown that symptom
severity decreases after chronic lactose consumption. Adaptation of the colonic flora might …

Objective To assess in healthy humans the effects of prolonged ingestion of Bifidobacterium
sp fermented milk (BFM) with or without inulin on fecal bifidobacteria and some bacterial …

Objective To compare the digestibility and tolerance of lactose from three semi-solid
fermented dairy products with the same amount of lactose but different lactase contents and …

Background & Aims Long-term carbohydrate malabsorption in patients with short bowel and
colon in continuity (SBC) could result in a more efficient fermentation. The bacterial …

We compared the tolerance of a diet providing 20 g/d lactose and a lactose-free diet in 14
patients with short-bowel syndrome with either the colon in continuity (group A, n= 8) or a …

We studied seven healthy volunteers before and during acute (PD1) and chronic (PD2)
ingestion of 30 g polydextrose (PD)/d. The energy value of PD was assessed after [U-14 C] …

This study aimed to compare the absorption and tolerance of 20-g lactose loads as milk and
yogurt in 17 patients with short-bowel syndrome with either a terminal jejunostomy (group A …

Introduction Previous studies have documented a high frequency of endotoxemia
associated with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Endotoxemia may be responsible for some …

Twelve healthy volunteers were studied for two test periods, at the beginning of which they
ingested a diarrheogenic load (60 g) of lactulose in 350 mL water with 10 g polyethylene …