Effects of Exogenous Lactase Administration on Hydrogen Breath Excretion and Intestinal Symptoms in Patients Presenting Lactose Malabsorption and Intolerance

Table 1

Visual analogical scale for symptoms.

	Abdominal pain	Bloating	Nausea	Diarrhoea
Group A
Before Beta-Galactosidase	2.54	5.02	1.62	0.88
After Beta-Galactosidase	2.07	3.42*	1.09	0.28
		^∗𝑃=0.02
Group B
Before Beta-Galactosidase	3.61	5.29	0.73	1.53
After Beta-Galactosidase	3.50	5.11	0.14*	0.53*
			^∗𝑃=0.04	^∗𝑃=0.02
Group C
Before Beta-Galactosidase	3.68	5.35	1.55	1.74
After Beta-Galactosidase	2.78*	4.47*	1.13	1.00*
	^∗𝑃=0.01	^∗𝑃=0.02		^∗𝑃=0.003