Hydrogen Breath Test Center - Hoboken, NJ
Hoboken 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 Hoboken * Gastro Care  Northeastern Gastroenterology Associates  R K Reddy MD  Gastroenterology Medical Associates  Gastroenterology Medical Associates  Gastroenterology Medical Associates  Forest Research Institute  Riverview Gastroenterology LLC  Liberty Medical  Jersey City Medical Center Gastroenterology  Paul Stoopack MD  Alaa S Eldin MD  Midtown Medical Care Center  Drs Acierno & Beaty  Drs Zapiach & Ramos  Drs Zapiach & Ramos  Elias M Pascual MD  Peter Caride MD  Murray S Hamada MD  John C Hahn MD  Hudson Digestive Health Center PA  Hudson Digestive Health Center PA  Riverview Gastroenterology LLC  United Medical PC  Rutherford Gastroenterology Associates PA  Joseph M Roth MD & Howard P Gliklich MD PA  Joseph M Roth MD & Howard P Gliklich MD PA  Mark Waxman MD  Joseph M Roth MD & Howard P Gliklich MD PA  Chessler Zingler Spinnell & Meininger MDs  Chessler Zingler Spinnell & Meininger MDs  Chessler Zingler Spinnell & Meininger MDs  Chessler Zingler Spinnell & Meininger MDs  Chessler Zingler Spinnell & Meininger MDs  Renee J Cabaleiro MD  Wood Ridge Medical Associates  Jay Zelinski DO  Andrew S Baik MD Devjit S Nayar MD  Essex Gastro Associates PA  Essex Gastro Associates PA  Jennifer Brown DO  Jennifer Brown DO  Sandhya Shah MD & Rajan Shah MD  Executive Health  Charles Riccobono MD  Vincent Rigoglioso MD  New Jersey Physicians LLC  Essex Gastroenterology Associates  Harry M Friedland MD  Hackensack Digestive Disease Associates PA  Chul S Hyun MD  Essex Gastroenterology Associates  Englewood Endoscopic Associates  Englewood Endoscopic Associates  Englewood Endoscopic Associates  Englewood Endoscopic Associates  Englewood Endoscopic Associates  Robert R Gialanella MD  Robert R Gialanella MD  Drs Paltrowitz Goldfarb Schmidt Micale & Palance  Daniel Manzi MD  Drs Paltrowitz Goldfarb Schmidt Micale & Palance  Drs Paltrowitz Goldfarb Schmidt Micale & Palance  Drs Paltrowitz Goldfarb Schmidt Micale & Palance  Medical Care Institute  Drs Paltrowitz Goldfarb Schmidt Micale & Palance  Medical Care Institute  Internal Medicine Associates of Bergen County PC  Hackensack Digestive Disease Associates PA  Hackensack Digestive Disease Associates PA  Hackensack Digestive Disease Associates PA  Simon Kahn MD  Hackensack Digestive Disease Associates PA  University Hospital Digestive Diseases  UMDNJ Department of Medicine  Hackensack Digestive Disease Associates PA  University Hospital Digestive Diseases  New Jersey Physician  New Jersey Physician  University Hospital Hepatology Department  Michael E Casser MD  Hackensack Gastroenterology Associates  Nina Coffin MD  Hackensack Gastroenterology Associates  Hackensack Gastroenterology Associates  Hackensack Gastroenterology Associates  Hackensack Gastroenterology Associates  Mohamad Ayub Bajwa MD  Louis J Celebre MD  Fiore DeVito MD  Ashok Gupta MD  Piotr Huskowski MD  Robert A Levinson MD  William J Focazio MD  St Joseph Hospital  Anil Agarwal MD  New Jersey Physicians  The Gastroenterology Group of New Jersey PA  The Gastroenterology Group of New Jersey PA  The Gastroenterology Group of New Jersey PA Hoboken, New JerseyUpcoming Local Events2012-06-02
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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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