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.
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.
Request an appointment and the office will take it from there.