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From: Systematic review and meta-analysis of lactose digestion, its impact on intolerance and nutritional effects of dairy food restriction in inflammatory bowel diseases

Fig. 2

a Forest plot of 17 articles which evaluated indirect tests of lactose maldigestion in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases compared with controls. The 4 indirect tests were the hydrogen breath test, lactose tolerance test proximal small bowel biopsy and sugar urinary ratio test. b Forest plot of 11 studies evaluating only Crohn’s disease using all type of tests. c Forest plot of 11 studies evaluating only ulcerative colitis using all type of tests

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Nutrition Journal

ISSN: 1475-2891

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