Hydrogen Breath Test (HBT)

Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) Breath Test

Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is a common cause of functional bloating, diarrhea, constipation and suspected malabsorption. SIBO is a condition in which colonic-type bacteria (resembling bacteria normally found in the colon) proliferate in large numbers in the small intestine.

Lactose Intolerance / Lactose Malabsorption Breath Test

Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest milk sugar lactose causing gastrointestinal symptoms such as flatulence, bloating, cramps, and diarrhea. This inability is the result of a deficiency of the lactase enzyme, which breaks down lactose into its simplest form.

Fructose Intolerance / Fructose Malabsorption Breath Test

Fructose intolerance is an enzyme deficiency that causes toxic symptoms when fructose containing food is ingested.

Sucrose Intolerance / Sucrose Malabsorption Breath Test

Sucrose intolerance, also called congenital sucrase-isomaltase deficiency (CSID) or sucrase-isomaltase deficiency, is the condition in which sucrase, an enzyme needed for proper metabolization of sucrose, is not produced in the small intestine.

H. pylori (Helicobacter pylori) Breath Test

H. pylori infection is the most common cause of stomach ulcers, and it also causes inflammation of the stomach lining. H. pylori infection may also contribute to stomach cancers and other digestive system cancers.