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Highland Gastroenterologist Doctors for Hydrogen Breath TestType of Physician: Gastroenterologist What is a Gastroenterologist? A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; practitioners focus on the stomach, intestines, colon, liver, and gallbladder (digestive organs). The gastroenterologist treats conditions such as abdominal pain, ulcers, diarrhea, cancer, and jaundice and they consult with surgeons when abdominal operations are indicated. Specialty: Gastroenterology Common Name: GI Doctor Gastroenterologist Doctors in Highland * Beaver Medical Group Highland  Beaver Medical Group Highland  Beaver Medical Group Highland  Beaver Medical Group Highland  The Office of Dr Stanisai  The Office of Dr Stanisai  The Office of Dr Stanisai  The Office of Dr Stanisai  San Bernardino Medical Group  J Robert Evans MD  LLUHC Transplant Hepatology  LLUHC Gastroenterology & Hepatology  LLUHC Gastroenterology & Hepatology  LLUHC Gastroenterology & Hepatology  LLUHC Gastroenterology & Hepatology  LLUHC Gastroenterology & Hepatology  LLUHC Gastroenterology & Hepatology  Yogendra Patel MD  Ravi Thiruvengadam MD  Benjamin Chung MD  Garde Patel & Chen MDs  Garde Patel & Chen MDs  Garde Patel & Chen MDs  Galen Huang MD  Vinod Mishra MD FACG  Rakesh Chopra MD  Rakesh Chopra MD  Chuang T Hung MD  John J Kim MD  Sudhir K Reddy MD  M A Menon MD & Radha Menon MD  M A Menon MD & Radha Menon MD  Neera Grover MD  Dwaraknath Reddy, MD  Molinari Politoske & Roy MDs  Molinari Politoske & Roy MDs  Molinari Politoske & Roy MDs  Kevin Jenkins DO  S R Nakka MD & Joungser Hong MD  S R Nakka MD & Joungser Hong MD  Mai-Ching Chien MD  Ajeet R Singhvi MD  Milan Chakrabarty MD  Umesh Shah MD  Krishan K Malhotra MD  Jason H Shin MD  Inland Empire Gastro Medical Group  Inland Empire Gastro Medical Group  Inland Empire Gastro Medical Group  Temecula Valley Digestive Disease Consultants AMC  Temecula Valley Digestive Disease Consultants AMC  Valley Gastroenterology Consultants  Valley Gastroenterology Consultants  George Ferenczi MD  St Jude Heritage Medical Group Yorba Linda  The Internal Medical Group  The Internal Medical Group  The Internal Medical Group  Manmohan Kumar MD  Shahnawaz Jaffer MD  Magan Medical Clinic  Associated Gastroenterology Medical Group  Associated Gastroenterology Medical Group  Associated Gastroenterology Medical Group  Rose T Codini MD  Internal Medicine Specialists Medical Groups  Internal Medicine Specialists Medical Groups  Ardalan Babaknia MD  Mission Internal Medical Group  Mission Internal Medical Group  Mission Internal Medical Group  Mission Internal Medical Group  Lino DeGuzman MD  Fang F Yu MD PhD  Pacific Gastroenterology  Shahram Javaheri MD  South Orange County Gastroenterology  Ali A Oliai MD  Poneh Rahimi MD  Carlos Saad MD  J Frank Arguello MD  Madhukar Jigjinni MD  Mission Internal Medical Group  Gastrointestinal Healthcare of Orange County  Orange County Gastroenterology  Orange County Gastroenterology  Saddleback Medical Group  Saddleback Medical Group  Saddleback Medical Group  Saddleback Medical Group  Homan A Abdollahzadeh MD  Jorge G Gutierrez MD FACP  Mumtaz Akram MD  Jun-Ichi Ohara MD  Suresht Paul Sharma MD  Ching-Hsiu Chen MD  Palm Springs Digestive Disease  Ching-Hsiu Chen MD  Herbert H Lee MD  Suresht Paul Sharma MD Highland, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2012-06-09
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Hydrogen Breath TestRead the Hydrogen Breath Test article » What is the hydrogen breath test?The hydrogen breath test is a test that uses the measurement of hydrogen in the breath to diagnose several conditions that cause gastrointestinal symptoms. In humans, only bacteria - specifically, anaerobic bacteria in the colon - are capable of producing hydrogen. The bacteria produce hydrogen when they are exposed to unabsorbed food, particularly sugars and carbohydrates, not proteins or fats. Although limited hydrogen is produced from the small amounts of unabsorbed food that normally reach the colon, large amounts of hydrogen may be produced when there is a problem with the digestion or absorption of food in the small intestine, that allows more unabsorbed food to reach the colon. Large amounts of hydrogen also may be produced when the colon bacteria move back into the small intestine, a condition called bacterial overgrowth of the small bowel. In this latter instance, the bacteria are exposed to unabsorbed food that has not had a chance to completely traverse the small intestine to be fully digested and absorbed. Some of the hydrogen produced by the bacteria, whether in the small intestine or the colon, is absorbed into the blood flowing through the wall of the small intestine and colon. The hydrogen-containing blood travels to the lungs where the hydrogen is released and exhaled in the breath where it can be measured. When is hydrogen breath testing used?Hydrogen breath testing is used in the diagnosis of three conditions.
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