Positive or Negative Fructose Breath Test Results do not Predict Response to Fructose Restricted Diet in Children with Recurrent Abdominal Pain: Results from a Prospective Randomized Trial

Abstract

Fructose restricted diet in children and adolescents with recurrent abdominal pain may be of benefit to improve both abdominal pain symptoms and other secondary symptoms. Since a negative breath test result does not exclude a positive response to fructose restriction, the hydrogen breath test does not seem to be the appropriate diagnostic mean to predict the response to the diet.