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Colic Diagnosis - Small Intestinal Absorption Tests (view source)
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D-xylose or D-glucose absorption tests can be used to assess the absorptive capacity of the small intestine to absorb carbohydrates. To see how to perform these tests click [[D-Glucose and D-Xylose Absorption Tests in Horses|here]]
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D-xylose or D-glucose absorption tests can be used to assess the absorptive capacity of the small intestine to absorb carbohydrates. D-glucose is more widely available than d-xylose and so the <u>oral glucose tolerance test</u> is more commonly utilised in practice. To see how to perform these tests click [[D-Glucose and D-Xylose Absorption Tests in Horses|here]].
=====Diseases Causing a Reduced or Delayed Peak in Glucose Absorption in Horses are listed below;=====
* Chronic colitis [[Salmonellosis|(Salmonella spp)]]
* Infiltrive lymphosarcoma
* Inflammatory bowel disease
* Cyanthostomosis
* Multisystemic eosinophillic epitheliotrophic disease
* Food Allergy
* Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
===References===
* Meuller E, Moore J. N, (2008) Classification and Pathophysiology of Colic, Gastrointestinal Emergencies and Other Causes of Colic, in Equine Emergencies- Treatments and Procedures, 3rd Edition, Eds Orsini J. A, Divers T.J, Saunders Elsevier, pp 101-102
* Reed S.M, Bayly W.M, Sellon D.C (2010) Diagnostic Evaluation, Disorders of the Gastrointestinal System, Equine Internal Medicine, 3rd Edition, Saunders Elsevier, pp 783 - 784
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