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Relationships among Dietary Intakes and Persistent Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Patients Receiving Enzyme Treatment for Genetic Sucrase-Isomaltase Deficiency
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Vol. 118Issue 3p440–447Published online: January 6, 2018
- Anne Boney
- Heather E. Elser
- Heidi J. Silver
Cited in Scopus: 4
Sucrose-isomaltase deficiency (SID) remains underdiagnosed. Absent or reduced enzyme activity promotes diarrhea, abdominal bloating, and flatulence from undigested and malabsorbed disaccharides. Frequency and severity of gastrointestinal symptoms may be associated with the type of carbohydrates consumed.