[Absorption of carbohydrates in children with chronic enterocolitis]

Absorption of carbohydrates was studied over time (according to the D-xylose test in 140 patients. Excretion of D-xylose with urine was found to be lowered in the overwhelming majority of the patients both during exacerbation and remission. Absorption of D-xylose was established to depend on the status of the upper alimentary tract, spreading of the process in the intestine, the character of morphological alterations in the intestinal mucosa, and so forth. These factors should be taken into account in the treatment administration.