Patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome who had a positive baseline result from a lactulose breath test were more likely to respond to Xifaxan therapy, according to results of open ...

Compared to the colon, the human small intestine usually contains fewer bacteria. Bacterial overgrowth can occur in the small intestine due to functional or structural disorders of the ...

The breath test was developed to overcome the shortcomings of duodenal fluid culture. The 14 C-D-xylose test has been criticized for lack of diagnostic accuracy and has a sensitivity of 30-90% and ...

Breath testing involves the collection of breath samples to measure specific gases in the exhaled air and may be used to diagnose several different gastrointestinal conditions. Despite similar steps ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A palatable elemental diet induced positive changes in the gut microbiome, with normalization of lactulose ...

Answer: E. The carbohydrate breath test in combination with the presence of typical clinical features is the most common method used to diagnose bacterial overgrowth. The classic clinical features of ...

LOS ANGELES & RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Los Angeles- and Raleigh-based Gemelli Biotech announced the launch of a novel breath test called trio-smart™ that provides a more complete fermented gas ...

Detectable levels of methane and hydrogen on breath tests linked to higher BMI and body fat. HealthDay News — Individuals with both high methane and hydrogen results on a breath test had higher body ...

This article is based on a poster originally authored by R. Pinto-Lopes, M. Kerr, B. Boyle, G. PJMullan, and K Thompson. Intestinal methanogen overgrowth (IMO) is characterized by an excessive ...

Background and Aims: Often a cause for chronic non-specific diarrhea (≥3 stools per day for more than 4 weeks) is not identified. Small bowel bacterial overgrowth (SBO) can occur without morphological ...