CellWell record HH-431581
Prevalence and Lack of Cross-Sectional Association Between Positive Lactulose Breath Test Findings and Fecal Calprotectin Positivity in Patients with Functional Diarrhea
Susie Jung; Kwang-Min Kim; Kyucheol Lee; Sang-Hoon Lee; Soohwan Jung; Kyu-Nam Kim; Jiyoung Lee
2026
In plain language
Among 524 patients with functional diarrhea, about one-third had positive breath tests suggesting bacterial overgrowth, but these results showed no significant cross-sectional association with elevated fecal calprotectin, a gut inflammation marker.
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