There are medications your vet might prescribe to treat cat health constipation, such as Enulose (
lactulose solutions USP) 10 g / 15 ml, which is a synthetic sugar that softens the stool.
A physician can order
the lactulose solution, for the patient to drink.
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.
And when those bacteria eat that
lactulose solution, they spit off Methane of Hydrogen gases, depending on wha — what bacteria they are.
Not exact matches
After a 1 or 2 - day preparatory diet, which removes much of the food that would feed the bacteria, you drink a sugar
solution of glucose or
lactulose.
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.
You know, we do a typical SIBO test, which looks at Methane and Hydrogen gases, which are — you know — You give a sugar s —
solution via
lactulose to the per — person, and that sugar's indigestible to the body, except certain bacteria that are dysbiotic.
The SIBO breath test involves a 24 - 48 hour prep diet (the length depends on your doctor's recommendation), a 12 hour fast prior to the test, and a 3 hour breath test (once every 20 minutes) after drinking a
solution of
lactulose.