Breath tests and irritable bowel syndrome

• 作 者: Satya Vati Rana Aastha Malik
• 机 构: DepartmentofSuperSpecialtyGastroenterologyPostGraduateInstituteofMedicalEducationandResearchSector12
• 出 处: 世界胃肠病学杂志：英文版（电子版）
• 发表日期: 2014年24期
• 关键词: BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH BREATH TEST CARBOHYDRATE mala Bacterial overgrowth Breath

Breath tests are non-invasive tests and can detect H2and CH4 gases which are produced by bacterial fermentation of unabsorbed intestinal carbohydrate and are excreted in the breath.These tests are used in the diagnosis of carbohydrate malabsorption,small