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Hydrogen breath test
This is the test that can be used to see if you have an infection in your stomach caused by an organism called helicpobactor pylori. It can be done by your doctor or you may be referred to a gastroenterologist.
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A 43-year old asked:
Why is hydrogen breath test performed?
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A 45-year old asked:
How must I prepare for my hydrogen breath test?
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A 60-year old female asked:
What should one not eat before hydrogen breath test?
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A 17-year old male asked:
I'm having a hydrogen breath test on monday what is it exactly and what should I do to prepare for it?
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A 35-year old asked:
Why is hydrogen breath test referred to as the "gold standard"?
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A 29-year old asked:
I am in debilitating pain from my "ibs" and tested positive on hydrogen breath test. What now?
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A 34-year old asked:
What is hydrogen breath test for lactose intolerance?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Hydrogen breath test with glucose. Wats it test for? Think bacteria overgrowth in small intestine? Wat do they do if u have overgrowth?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Told I have SIBO and need Xifaxan (rifaximin). Had hydrogen breath test. Is there other treatment for SIBO other than antibiotics? Can't take Xifaxan (rifaximin) due2 allergy
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A 31-year old female asked:
Does hydrogen lactose breath test work forn any thing other than telling you if u r lactose intolerant?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Are hydrogen breath tests (to test for lactose, fructose, and lactulose intolerances) very accurate? How accurate are they (generally speaking)?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Can chronic hyperventilation syndrome cause false positives in hydrogen breath tests?
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A 34-year old asked:
What do hydrogen / methane breath tests look for?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Lactulose breath test... At 90 minutes... Reading was 30 ppm of hydrogen. Is that considered positive for sibo?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I tested positive on hydrogen breath tests for lactose, fructose, and lactulose. What additional tests should I request? I still feel sick.
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A 28-year old male asked:
My Breath Test, showed I was positive for SIBO, hydrogen was at 130ppm went from 5 -130 in 120 minutes, and methane at 30ppm, went from 19 -30 in 120 minutes, what is the treatment for this? And what foods and things should I avoid?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Breath test showed suspected SIBO.There was a increase in hydrogren but not methane.I did another breath test that showed suspected fructose intolerance with increases to Hydrogen and methane.Given Xiflaxin for 2 weeks.Will this help SIBO/fructose?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Breath test= positive sibo due to double peak hydrogen counts. Egd = duodenal lymphocytosis. Negative celiac. Should i take xifaxin if only symptoms is gas?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Hydrogen breath tst for SIBO accurate?Only have tummy bloating no other problems and IBS. GI says test is Pos need Xifaxan (rifaximin). But no symptoms of SIBO. ?
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A 33-year old asked:
What kinds of infections can be found with breath tests?
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A 30-year old female asked:
What could cause shortness if breath ? Cardiac cause ? What tests are required.
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A 20-year old female asked:
Why fast before urea breath test?
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A 42-year old asked:
How can it feel to have a urea breath test?
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A 36-year old asked:
How will listerine affect an alcohol breath test?
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A 33-year old asked:
What does a fructose breath test result of positive mean?
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A 32-year old asked:
What kinds of stomach problems are there breath tests for? How reliable are the tests?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Keep having moment where heart stops and can't breath but at er all test are normal. What could this be?
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A male asked:
I am 20 weight 92nd 5 ft 9. I recently started having shortness of breath after 1 hour of exercising. I got all the test and were normal?
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A 21-year old female asked:
I usaully get hyperventilation &pass out but yest.I couldn't breath at all passed out &was given o2 &became better , all tests neg no useful answers!?
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A female asked:
I have attacks of sever pain right below my ribs and it literally takes my breath away. I have been thru every test possible and no one can ever find?
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