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The sensitivity of large intestinal absorption topH and the absorption of short-chain fatty acids were measured in ulcerative proctocolitis by a dialysis bag method. Lowering luminalpH from 7 to 5.5 significantly reduced absorption of salt and water in proctocolitis, but not in normal controls. Short-chain fatty acid absorption was not affected by inflammation or change inpH when patients with ulcerative proctocolitis were compared with controls.
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McNeil, N.I. The effect of luminalpH on large intestinal absorption in ulcerative proctocolitis. Dis Colon Rectum 29, 814–816 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02555352
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