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 ...

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A urea breath test is one way doctors may test for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. H. pylori is a type of bacterium that can cause digestive disorders. This article will explain the test, ...

A Gastrolyzer ® breath test is a faster and non-invasive approach in comparison with more conventional methods, such as a blood test. More hydrogen and/or methane will be produced by bacteria in the ...

Study found that that breath samples from children with asthma could predict intestinal abundance of a bacterium, Eubacterium siraeum, linked to the condition.

Small children may one day avoid invasive, painful and often traumatic esophageal tube-testing for gut damage and celiac disease with a new method of simply blowing into a glass tube to provide ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Recently, the small intestine bacterial overgrowth breath test was launched by Cedars-Sinai to diagnose small ...

People with cystic fibrosis (CF) face persistent threats from pathogens including Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa), which grow in the lung’s mucus-clogged environment. Detecting these infections early is ...