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Added: 09-26-2011 - The place for all things SIBO - Dr. Allison Siebecker

Added: 06-22-2011 - Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Patients With Lower Gastrointestinal Symptoms and a History of Previous Abdominal Surgery

Added: 06-22-2011 - Methane on breath testing is associated with constipation, featured in Digestive Diseases and Sciences.

Added: 12-21-2010 - Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in irritable bowel syndrome: are there any predictors?

Added: 12-21-2010 - Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth syndrome.

Added: 12-21-2010 - Stability of human methanogenic flora over 35 years and a review of insights obtained from breath methane measurements.

Added: 1-27-2010 - Website on "A Community for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Sufferers"

Added: 1-27-2010 - Website on "Just IBS" Facts about Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Added: 10-20-2009 - YouTube Video of Breath-Hydrogen Tests posted by Gastroenterologists, P.C. in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Added: 08-18-2009 - Implementation and Interpretation of Breath-Hydrogen Tests

Added: 04-15-2009 - IBS and Sugar Intolerance: What does Research Say? - About.com

Added: 03-26-2009 - UC HEALTH LINE: New Breath Test Can Detect Tummy Troubles "Dr. Ralph Giannella, MD, and colleagues in the digestive diseases division are now offering hydrogen/methane breath testing at University Hospital to help patients discover whether they have bacterial overgrowth in their small intestines or are lactose or fructose intolerant."

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Breath Tests and Gastroenterology: Dr. Lyle H. Hamilton Ph.D (1998) 2nd Edition:pdf
Some information included in the book has changed. It should only be used as a general reference regarding the principles of breath-testing.
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Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth - A Framework for Understanding IBS:

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Uninvited Guests: The Impact of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth on Nutritional Status:

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Normalization of lactulose breath testing correlates with symptom improvement in irritable bowel syndrome: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study:

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Hydrogen glucose breath test to detect small intestinal bacterial overgrowth: a prevalence case–control study in irritable bowel syndrome:

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Abnormal breath tests to lactose, fructose and sorbitol in irritable bowel syndrome may be explained by small intestinal bacterial overgrowth:

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Breath Hydrogen and Methane Responses of Men and Women to Breads Made with White Flour or Whole Wheat Flours of Different Particle Sizes:

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IBS subjects with methane on lactulose breath test have lower postprandial serotonin levels than subjects with hydrogen:

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Your digestive system and how it works:

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www.gipath.com GI Pathology is fully licensed and accredited by the College of American Pathologists, CLIA, and the states of California, Florida, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. Physicians can contact this company for breath-testing kits for mail-in analysis on industry-leading QuinTron's BreathTracker SC.

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Specialists in Gastroenterology in St. Louis, MO www.gidoctor.net, Specialists in Gastroenterology or SIG, is a G.I. group in St. Louis, specializing in gastro intestinal conditions.

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Personal Experiences of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: http://www.ibstales.com/

This site has been written entirely by IBS sufferers, not qualified medical professionals, and does not offer medical advice. The information on this site does not replace any advice received from health professionals.
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