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If it is present, its aetiology seems to be unrelated to the intestinal disease.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Transitional lactose malabsorption was detected in two cases during a relapse of ulcerative colitis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Institution of a lactose-free (or lactose-poor) diet was an important supporting measure in seven patients who were unaware of their milk intolerance, in particular in two with ileostomy. Therefore, it is recommended that a lactose tolerance test should always be performed in patients with ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Twenty-one patients with ulcerative colitis and nine with Crohn's disease, none of whom had lactose malabsorption, were placed on milk-free diets. A beneficial effect was noticed in five of the patients with ulcerative colitis, and in three of those with Crohn's disease. 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