Rapid Breath Test in the Diagnosis of Digestive Diseases
- Bacteria that overgrow in the small intestine produce high amounts of hydrogen gas in the first stage.
- Diagnosis of SIBO by breath test is based on measuring the amount of gas in the breath after drinking Glucose or Lactulose solution of Hydrogen-producing and Hydrogen-consuming bacteria.
- SIBO breath test is easy to perform and has high diagnostic accuracy.
- Lactofan 2 breath test is based on hydrogen measurement. Its sensitivity and accuracy are 96%.
