| Table 3: Oral-cecal transit time (OCTT) during pregnancy and post partum in 19 women with lactose malabsorption* | ||
| OCTT, min | ||
| Subject | During pregnancy | Post partum |
| 1 | 190 | 130 |
| 2 | 100 | 30 |
| 3 | 140 | 80 |
| 4 | 70 | 80 |
| 5 | 70 | 50 |
| 6 | 180 | 40 |
| 7 | 180 | 90 |
| 8 | 100 | 80 |
| 9 | 120 | 110 |
| 10 | 100 | 40 |
| 11 | 40 | 50 |
| 12 | 120 | 90 |
| 13 | 60 | 60 |
| 14 | 100 | 150 |
| 15 | 130 | 60 |
| 16 | 100 | 90 |
| 17 | 90 | 30 |
| 18 | 40 | 60 |
| 19 | 60 | 40 |
| Mean (and standard error of the mean) | 104.7 (10.1) | 71.6 (7.6)# |
| *One woman out of the full sample of 20 women with lactose malabsorption did not undergo OCTT tests with lactulose. The final 4 subjects were initially considered not to have lactose malabsorption during pregnancy, but were later reclassified.
#Significant difference (p < 0.01). | ||