Fernando Fernández-Bañares et al.
Current gastroenterology reports, 11(5), 368-374 (2009-09-22)
Important dietary carbohydrates such as fructose and sorbitol are incompletely absorbed in the normal small intestine. This malabsorption is sometimes associated with abdominal complaints and diarrhea development, symptoms indistinguishable from those of functional bowel disease. Recently, polymerized forms of fructose