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Lactose tolerance test (LTT) was performed in 70 children with idiopathic recurrent abdominal pain (IRAP) and 50 matched controls. The prevalence of lactose malabsorption in the IRAP patients (47.1%) was significantly higher than in controls (18%). When milk was withheld fora 4 week period, 33% (11/33) of lactose malabsorbers and 16.2% (6/37) of lactose absorbers were relieved of their symptoms, the difference being insignificant. The limitations of standard oral lactose tolerance test are discussed.
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Bhan, M.K., Arora, N.K., Ghai, O.P. et al. Lactose and milk intolerance in recurrent abdominal pain of childhood. Indian J Pediatr 49, 199–202 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02830749
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