A 41 yrs old patient presented with chronic diarrhoea for 3 months.A d-xylose absorption test was ordered to look for:

• A. Carbohydrate malabsorption due to mucosal disease
• B. Carbohydrate malabsorption due to chronic pancreatitis
• C. Fat malabsorption due to mucosal disease
• D. Fat malabsorption due to chronic pancreatitis