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Hydrogen Monitor
The HBT Sleuth hydrogen monitor is a precision instrument for detecting
lactose intolerance, bacterial overgrowth, glucose intolerance, and fructose
intolerance. This hydrogen monitor tests for hydrogen, 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 monitor 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 lactose
intolerance breath test with our hydrogen monitor 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 lactose intolerance breath test is
done in the doctor’s office and only requires five minutes of the patient’s
time. This hydrogen monitor 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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