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Gluten and Tropical Sprue
Marta Cancio
Marta Cancio
Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, School of Tropical Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, and San Patricio Veterans Administration Hospital, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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R. Rodriguez-Molina
R. Rodriguez-Molina
Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, School of Tropical Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, and San Patricio Veterans Administration Hospital, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Conrado F. Asenjo
Conrado F. Asenjo
Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, School of Tropical Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, and San Patricio Veterans Administration Hospital, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Summary
Fat balance studies were performed on nine tropical sprue patients before and after the administration of a gluten-free diet. Additional studies were performed in three of these patients who were kept for a prolonged period of time on a gluten-restricted diet. Other tests for intestinal absorption such as D-xylose excretion and vitamin A absorption were carried out prior to and after treatment in some cases. A dietary history of each patient was made prior to study.
Steatorrhea was significantly reduced in four out of nine patients kept on a gluten-free diet for periods of 12 to 33 days. One patient who did not respond to the initial gluten-free regimen showed significant improvement after a prolonged period on a gluten-restricted diet.
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