Respiratory methane excretion in children with lactose intolerance |
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Authors: | Marvin S Medow PhD Mark S Glassman MD Steven M Schwarz MD Leonard J Newman MD |
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Institution: | (1) Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, New York Medical College, Munger Pavilion, Room 101, 10595 Valhalla, New York |
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Abstract: | Two evaluate the relationship between colonic methane production and carbohydrate malabsorption, we measured end-expiratory methane levels in 70 normal and 40 lactose-intolerant children. Time-dependent excretion of hydrogen and methane was determined every 30 min for 120 min following a fasting oral lactose challenge (2 g/kg). Mean breath hydrogen levels in normals (lactose-tolerant) equaled 3.7 parts per million (ppm) throughout the study, but increased to >10 ppm by 60 min and remained elevated in lactose-intolerant subjects. Breath methane in normal children averaged 1.6 ppm from 0 to 120 min. In contrast, CH4 excretion by lactose-intolerant children averaged 5.1 ppm at 90 min; and, by 120 min levels increased significantly compared with control. Breath methane levels in lactose-intolerant subjects following a lactose load continued to increase, however, despite the coingestion of exogenous lactase in amounts calculated to result in complete hydrolysis of the disaccharide. These data demonstrate that lactase-deficient children manifest significant increases in breath methane excretion following lactose ingestion and that enhanced methane production may be a consequence of several factors, including altered fecal pH and increased methanogenic substrates provided by colonic lactose fermentation. Further studies are required to determine the clinical significance of elevated methane production in lactose intolerance. |
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Keywords: | methanogenesis carbohydrate malabsorption pediatrics |
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