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SIBO Intelligut Glucose Breath Test, Breath

Test ID: SIBOGLU B
Orderable by Ontario ND

Test

Method

BreathTracker SC Analysis (Quintron)

Report Includes

Hydrogen (H2) in breath; Methane (CH4) in breath

Specimens

Breath
ICL Integrative Laboratory Services (ILS) Clients: A breath collection kit is available for registered ILS Clients with active accounts - you may login and order kits online here. Or you may register for an ILS Account here.
ICL Hospital or non-ILS Clients: Specimens must be collected and submitted using the ICL-supplied collection kit, which can be obtained by sending us an email request specifying the Test ID or calling 416-422-3000 x 300.
For assistance or more information including test price, please send us an email or call 416-422-3000 x 300.

Clinical Utility

Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) is defined as excessive numbers of bacteria in the small colon causing gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms.
Breath tests are based on the fact that human cells are incapable of producing hydrogen or methane, whose presence in breath can be attributed to bacterial/archaea generation in the gut and subsequent absorption and excretion in breath.
The measurement of excessive amounts of hydrogen gas in breath following the ingestion of a fixed amount of a carbohydrate such as glucose or lactulose is therefore an indirect method of diagnosing SIBO. Methanogenic microbes (archaea) convert some hydrogen and carbon dioxide into methane which can also be measured in exhaled breath. Fructose has been used in place of glucose with diabetic subjects.
The fructose breath test has also been used to diagnose fructose maldigestion or intolerance, but may benefit from a prior lactulose or glucose breath test to rule out SIBO and minimize false positive results.
(Am J Gastroenterol 2020;115:165-178)

Test Location

University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth St, 11E-444, Toronto ON M5G 2C4

Test Version

17-Nov-2022

Specimen

Specimens

Breath
ICL Integrative Laboratory Services (ILS) Clients: A breath collection kit is available for registered ILS Clients with active accounts - you may login and order kits online here. Or you may register for an ILS Account here.
ICL Hospital or non-ILS Clients: Specimens must be collected and submitted using the ICL-supplied collection kit, which can be obtained by sending us an email request specifying the Test ID or calling 416-422-3000 x 300.
For assistance or more information including test price, please send us an email or call 416-422-3000 x 300.

Sample Volume

20 mL

Collection & Handling

Handling Information

Do not refrigerate or freeze.

Stability

Ambient 10 days

Rejection Criteria

Specimen Refrigerated or frozen

Test Version

17-Nov-2022

Performance / Interpretation

Method

BreathTracker SC Analysis (Quintron)

Turnaround Time

3 Days

Results

Name Units Reference Range Conversion Factor
SIBO Glucose Breath Test, Breath
  • See report

Test Location

University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth St, 11E-444, Toronto ON M5G 2C4

Test Version

17-Nov-2022

Interface / Setup

Test Version

17-Nov-2022