SIBO breath test

€185.00

The industry leading test for Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO).

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Category: Gut health & digestion Tags: bloating, breath test, constipation, digestive, disbiosis, flatulence, lactulose, leaky gut, quintron, SIBO

Lab: Quintron

Quintron Lactulose SIBO breath test (3 hours, 10 samples)

Quintron is the industry leader in breath testing. It’s machines are regarded as the most accurate on the market.

SIBO or Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth is a condition where bacteria proliferate at the wrong end of the intestines.

As we want to measure where in the intestines bacteria occur a stool test cannot be used. A special breath test is used for this purpose.

Bacteria ferment some nutrients and the fermentation process produces gases like hydrogen and methane (constipation), that can be detected in your breath.

A special substance called Lactulose is used to provide food for the bacteria. Once you drink it, it travels through your intestines and when it comes in contact with bacteria you will see a spike in either hydrogen or methane.

Breath samples are taken and stored in vacuum tubes every 20 minutes for most accurate results.

Completing the test is easy. Everything you need is included in the collection kit: lactulose, vacuum tubes and the tool to fill them.

You will also get detailed instructions as a downloadable PDF file once your order is complete.

Lactulose or glucose for testing SIBO?

There are 2 types of SIBO test available, a lactulose or a glucose test. We recommend using lactulose as it is not absorbed in the intestines and only the bacteria can ferment it.

The human intestines readily absorb glucose and can thus produce false negative results.

Weight	315 g
Markers	carbon dioxide, hydrogen, methane
Test type	Breath test
Symptoms & health issues	Abdominal pain and discomfort, Acne, Anemia or iron deficiency, Anxiety, depression or/and panic disorder, Bloating and tension, Constipation, Dementia, Diarrhea, Diverticulosis, Fatty liver, Flatulence and belching, Gastritis, Heartburn and reflux (GERD), Irritable bowel syndrome, Lactose intolerance, Leaky gut, Obesity, Oily stools (steatorrhea), Parkinson's disease, Prostatitis, Restless legs syndrome, Rheumatoid arthritis, Thyroid problems, Uncontrolled weight loss, Unexplained nausea and headaches

What is SIBO exactly?

Essentially, SIBO is when you have bacteria present in your small intestines.

The human intestines are divided into two major parts:

The small intestine where we digest and absorb our food. It’s the first part after the stomach and its almost sterile as the normal bacterial count is less than 10.000 bacteria per millimeter.
The large intestine where bacteria ferment the food we didn’t absorb. It’s the biggest part of the intestine and the most metabolically active as there are over 1.000.000.000 bacteria per millimeter.

The modern diet, stress, constipation, lack of stomach acid and other factors can cause bacteria to move to the small intestine where they get in contact with undigested and unabsorbed food.

They start fermenting that food, usually causing lots of bloating and abdominal distension or constipation as the first symptoms. Prolonged SIBO can cause vitamin deficiencies, immune system dysregulation and leaky gut and can thus affect every cell in the body.

Who should take this test?

This test is suitable for everybody that suspect they may have SIBO. Usual symptoms are:

Abdominal pain and discomfort,
Bloating and tension,
Diarrhea,
Constipation,
Flatulence and belching,
Uncontrolled weight loss and symptoms associated with vitamin deficiency.

Health problems connected to SIBO:

symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome,
heartburn and reflux (GERD, GERB),
unexplained nausea and headaches,
symptoms of “leaky gut” (sensitivity and allergies, headaches, joint pain, fatigue, skin rashes, asthma and respiratory problems, autism and brain problems),
oily stools (steatorrhea),
anemia or iron deficiency,
acne,
gastritis,
diverticulosis,
thyroid problems,
lactose intolerance,
fatty liver,
obesity,
Parkinson’s disease,
dementia,
anxiety, depression, panic disorder,
prostatitis,
restless legs syndrome,
rheumatoid arthritis.

Type, Markers & Sample results

What kind of test is this?

This is a Breath test.

What markers are being tested?

This test measures gases in your breath. The reported gases are:

hydrogen
methane
carbon dioxide (only for sample verification)

Sample results

Download sample results as PDF

Treatment options

What to do if you are positive for SIBO?

After you receive your results you can have our experts evaluate it. Depending on the type and severity of your overgrowth, a treatment protocol will be prescribed including: