The hydrogen breath test was designed due to the challenges of assessing the small intestine. It is utilized to detect SIBO and dietary malabsorption. All cells produce carbon dioxide during ...

SIBO is a condition that results from an overgrowth in bacteria in the small intestine and gut. Here, MDs explain SIBO causes ...

Methods A brief survey was created to collect data on the diagnosis and treatment of SIBO, as well as the methodology used for hydrogen/methane breath testing (HMBT) in comparison with recent UK ...

“SIBO is an excessive proliferation of bacteria ... after following a very restrictive diet for 24 hours, a breath test revealed high levels of methane and hydrogen coming from my small intestine.

Selena Gomez was diagnosed with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), a chronic condition impacting her digestive ...

Today, most SIBO diagnoses come by way of a breath test—which is safer, cheaper, and can even be done at home. You simply drink a sugary beverage and then blow into a tube at various intervals ...

Methods: Adults with IBS based on Rome II criteria who had predominance of bloating and flatulence underwent a glucose breath test (GBT) to determine the presence of SIBO. Breath samples were ...