Breath testing for bloating, SIBO, and intolerances.
Chronic bloating, gas, and discomfort often trace back to conditions a simple breath test can identify, no scope, no needles.
Breath testing measures gases produced by bacteria in your gut after you drink a specific sugar solution. It can identify small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and carbohydrate intolerances like lactose or fructose malabsorption, common, treatable causes of chronic bloating that often go undiagnosed for years.
What it can uncover
- Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), a frequent driver of bloating and gas
- Lactose intolerance, difficulty digesting dairy sugars
- Fructose malabsorption, sensitivity to fruit and sweetener sugars
How it works
After a short preparatory diet and a fast, you drink a measured sugar solution and provide breath samples at regular intervals over two to three hours. The pattern of hydrogen and methane in your breath tells us how, and where, your gut is processing that sugar.
If the test is positive, treatment is targeted: antibiotics or dietary therapy for SIBO, or informed dietary adjustments for intolerances, not guesswork elimination diets. If it's negative, we've meaningfully narrowed the search and I'll guide the next step.
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Ready to schedule your breath testing?
Request an appointment and the office will take it from there.