1.   In contrast, Rijk etal evaluated the faecal excretions of healthy volunteers with accelerated transit time after a single dose.

2.   Increased dietary calcium drastically increased the faecal excretion of fatty acids, which has also been found in other studies.

3.   Faecal fat excretion was less in the patients.

4.   Loperamide oxide did not affect faecal fat excretion but during treatment with this drug there was an inverse relationship between bile acid absorption and faecal fat excretion.

5.   Intake of diary products was less in the patients and probably contributed to the normal faecal fat excretion.

6.   Calcium increased faecal fat excretion in two of the three pairs of groups in which this was measured.

7.   In contrast, Rijk et al evaluated the faecal excretions of healthy volunteers with accelerated transit time after a single dose.

8.   They showed that three of the five patients had excessive faecal excretion of carbohydrate and organic acids.