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- Title
Fructose- and sorbitol-reduced diet improves mood and gastrointestinal disturbances in fructose malabsorbers.
- Authors
Ledochowski, M; Widner, B; Bair, H; Probst, T; Fuchs, D
- Abstract
Fructose malabsorption is characterized by the inability to absorb fructose efficiently. As a consequence fructose reaches the colon where it is broken down by bacteria to short fatty acids, CO2 and H2. Bloating, cramps, osmotic diarrhea and other symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome are the consequences and can be seen in about 50% of fructose malabsorbers. We have previously shown that fructose malabsorption is associated with early signs of mental depression and low serum tryptophan concentrations. It was therefore of interest whether a fructose-reduced diet could not only improve gastrointestinal complaints but also depressive signs seen in fructose malabsorbers.
- Publication
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology, 2000, Vol 35, Issue 10, p1048
- ISSN
0036-5521
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1080/003655200451162