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1347 Effect of fiber on breath hydrogen response and symptoms after oral lactose in lactose malabsorbers1 Khoi N. Nguyen, M.D., Jack D. Welsh, M.D., Carl V. Manion, M.D., and Vernon J. Ficken, M. S. ABSTRACT The effect of ingesting cellulose, pectin, and psyhhium with orally administered lactose in water or milk was tested in six lactose mahabsorbers. Breath hydrogen tests were used to evaluate lactose malabsorption and mouth-to-cecum transit times. Addition of psyllium significantly reduced the breath hydrogen response, and symptoms in each subject: whereas, less diminution of expired hydroge