Brooks Cash

Constipation and abdominal symptoms are the hallmark symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C), a chronic and burdensome condition. Come to a clinical review to learn more about management of IBS-C in adult patients…

Background: Disaccharidases are brush border enzymes that digest disaccharides to monosaccharides for absorption across the intestinal epithelium…

In patients with sucrase-isomaltase deficiency (SID), sucrose is poorly metabolized by a specific disaccharidase in the intestinal brush border. Sucrose maldigestion promotes bacterial fermentation which can lead to symptoms of diarrhea, bloating, and abdominal pain…