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I just talked with the nurse and Tootsie's breath hydrogen numbers are:
41
92
146
78
38
These numbers should not be above 20! There should be 7 numbers in total, but the nurse stopped at 5 and said, "As you can see these numbers are well above the threshold." The test shows she has a bacterial overgrowth in her small intestine and it also shows she is malabsorbing fructose (which we knew). We will start Xifaxin next week, followed by a probiotic for 2 weeks. We have an appointment with a dietician who will go over the FODMAP diet with us later in the month.
**Done properly, the Fructose Tolerance Hydrogen Breath Test should be 2-1/2 hours long. Breath samples are taken at 15 minute intervals for the first hour, then every 1/2 hour for the duration of the test. A spike in numbers in the beginning of the test shows a Bacterial Overgrowth. A spike in numbers in the later half of the test shows Fructose Malabsorption. If your lab tech stops the test at 30 minutes - your test has not been completed properly!
**Done properly, the Fructose Tolerance Hydrogen Breath Test should be 2-1/2 hours long. Breath samples are taken at 15 minute intervals for the first hour, then every 1/2 hour for the duration of the test. A spike in numbers in the beginning of the test shows a Bacterial Overgrowth. A spike in numbers in the later half of the test shows Fructose Malabsorption. If your lab tech stops the test at 30 minutes - your test has not been completed properly!
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