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M E D I C I N E Universitätsklinikum Gießen is therefore an essential therapeutic task to restore a Janna.Riechmann@paediat.med.uni-giessen.de dose reduction in carbohydrates into limited range by means of professional diet advice and training for Conflict of interest statement patients. The authors declare that no conflict of interest exists. Compared with the estimated prevalence rates of gastrointestinal malabsorption that we reported, the prevalence rates of carbohydrate intolerance are much In Reply: higher in patients with functional symptoms, such as We thank our correspondents for the interesting con- irritable bowel syndrome, and allergies (1, 4). tributions in response to our article on carbohydrate In this setting, the differential diagnostic evaluation malabsorption (1). should actively search for such intolerances (see also In actual fact, in routine clinical practice? the terms Table 2 in [1]), because certain patient cohorts can of hereditary fructose intolerance (metabolic defect) are receive crucial help thanks to this knowledge (1, 2, 4). often confused with f