Evaluation of LacTEST for the Diagnosis of Hypolactasia in Adults and Elderly Patients Presenting With Clinical Symptoms of Lactose Intolerance

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Pregnant women or breast-feeding women.
• •2. Unable or reticent to give the informed consent or to comply with the study requirements.
• •3. Patients with glomerular filtration rate (GFR) less than 90 ml/min/1.73m2.
• •4. Portal hypertension: ascites, cirrhosis.
• •5. Medical records of total gastrectomy and/or vagotomy.
• •6. Patients diagnosed with myxedema.
• •7. Patients with Diabetes Mellitus.
• •8. Patients who are participating or have participated in any clinical trial within the 3 months previous to their inclusion in the study.
• •9. Patients who are drug abuse consumers.
• •10. Patients under treatment with antibiotics, sulphamides and antiparasitics, who cannot suspend the treatments 7 days prior to the performance of the hydrogen breath test.
• •11. Patients with any recognized and already existing disorder that might interfere with the any of the lactose intolerance diagnosis tests.
• •12. Patients who have taken aspirin of indomethacin in the 48h preceding the performance of the Gaxilose test.