Using a technique referred to as
lactulose hydrogen breath testing (LHBT), researchers were able to gauge concentrations of bacteria in the bowels of nearly 200 participants.
Not exact matches
With fats and proteins in the small intestine, we may look at SIBO testing, like a
lactulose breath test which can be effective at looking at the
hydrogen and methane gases.
It is thought that if
hydrogen breath levels rise soon after a person drinks a
lactulose solution, this is evidence that bacteria are present in the small intestine.
Comparison of inulin and
lactulose as reference standards in the
breath hydrogen test assessment of carbohydrate malabsorption in patients with chronic pancreatic exocrine insufficiency
Mean (± SE)
breath -
hydrogen concentrations during the test period after the high - glycemic - index (HGI; •), low - glycemic - index (LGI; ▪), and HGI with
lactulose (HGI - Lac; ▴) breakfasts.
Patients are given a solution, such as
lactulose, to drink, and then a
breath test is given to assess for the presence of gas, such as
hydrogen or methane.
In a healthy individual, one would not expect to see any
hydrogen or methane in the
breath until two hours has passed, the approximate time it would take for the
lactulose to travel to the large intestine where it would be acted upon by bacteria, thus releasing the gas.