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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Lactulose accelerated ascending colon transit (3. 7 + / - 0. 8 vs 4. 5 + / - 1. 4 hrs, p < 0. 05), increased stool water content (75 + / - 2 vs 71 + / - 2 %, p < 0. 01), caused greater dispersion of released material (dispersion score 3. 4 + / - 0. 3 vs 1. 8 + / - 0. 2, p < 0. 01), and enhanced absorption of the transcellular probe quinine (4. 66 + / - 0. 78 vs 3. 02 + / - 0. 63 %, p < 0. 05) compared to control.