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Excessive consumption of polyols can trap fluid in the colonic lumen to trigger osmotic diarrhea.
For example, ingestion of 20 g Sorbitol can induce symptoms of carbohydrate intolerance in healthy volunteers, including diarrhea, abdominal distention, and flatulence, but most volunteers ingesting 5 g sorbitol do not develop such symptoms
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Sorbitol…