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Hydrogen Breath Test
The HBT Sleuth hydrogen breath test is a precision instrument for detecting
lactose intolerance, bacterial overgrowth, glucose intolerance, and fructose
intolerance. This monitor does a hydrogen breath test, which is among the gases
produced in the intestinal lumen by the bacteriological breakdown of
carbohydrates in the intestine. After diffusion into the bloodstream, the H2
is expired in the exhaled breath through the alveoli. This measure of H2
in exhaled breath is used to detect abnormal breakdown or malabsorption of
carbohydrates in the intestine.
The HBT Sleuth hydrogen breath test is used to perform a lactose intolerance
breath test. Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest lactose, the sugar
found in milk. It causes cramping, bloating, gas or diarrhea any time dairy
products are consumed. Lactose intolerance occurs due to the body’s lack of
lactase, an enzyme normally produced by the small intestine. The hydrogen breath
test is a quick way to discover if a patient has lactose intolerance. Studies
indicate that as many as 70% of patients that have lactose intolerance do not
relate their symptoms to lactose ingestion. They may even mislead their
physicians by denying a connection of their symptoms to their diet. The HBT
Sleuth hydrogen breath test is done in the doctor’s office and only requires
five minutes of the patient’s time. This hydrogen breath test is easy to use,
non invasive and gives the physician immediate results of the lactose
intolerance breath test. Lactose intolerance is often recognized for the first
time in older patients. They may have endured gas and other symptoms for years
without connecting the symptoms to their diet.
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