TOPLINE:
A substantial proportion of patients with disorders of gut-brain interaction had carbohydrate intolerance. These patients experienced more severe irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and somatic symptoms, along with a lower quality of life, than those without carbohydrate intolerance.
METHODOLOGY:
- Patients with disorders of gut-brain interaction may have symptoms of carbohydrate maldigestion or malabsorption; however, routine testing for these conditions is not currently recommended.
- Researchers prospectively included adult patients with disorders of gut-brain interaction at a French hospital between May 2022 and December 2023 to assess the prevalence of lactose and fructose intolerances and to characterize patients based on gastrointestinal and non-gastrointestinal symptoms.
- They included 301 patients (mean age, 43.7…