Hydrogen Breath Test Center - Montebello, CA
Montebello 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 Montebello * Mark Li MD  Lisandro Quinones MD  Abdul Alaama MD  Gastroenterology Associates  Gastroenterology Associates  Gastroenterology Associates  Dennis Chan MD  Firmin Ho MD  Chia-Chi G Lai MD  Barry Morguelan MD  Kwok-Leung Chung MD  Chun Yen Hsu MD  Shih Lin Lue MD  Conrad A Cox MD  Internal Medicine Specialists Medical Groups  Thomas S Lam MD  Tu Tran MD  Gastro Digestive Medical Group  Frischer Medical Group  Robert A Mecum MD  Robert J Mehler MD  Steven J Weiss MD  Richard L Parks MD & Barton Ueki MD  Chester D Zahn MD  USC Internal Medicine  Ethelred Carter MD  White Memorial Medical Group  Digestive Disease Center  Gastroenterology Consultants  Alliance Digestive Disease Consultants  Alliance Digestive Disease Consultants Medical Group  Alliance Digestive Disease Consultants Medical Group  Alliance Digestive Disease Consultants  Alliance Digestive Disease Consultants Medical Group  Rangarao Panguluri MD  Alliance Digestive Disease Consultants Medical Group  Alliance Digestive Disease Consultants Medical Group  Alliance Digestive Disease Consultants Medical Group  Alliance Digestive Disease Consultants  Alliance Digestive Disease Consultants Medical Group  Gastroenterology Associates  Gastroenterology Associates  Gastroenterology Associates  Gastroenterology Associates  Multi Health Care Medical Group  Gastro-Digestive Medical Group  Gastro-Digestive Medical Group  Hanson T Lee Inc  Jay Noble MD  David Shih MD  Jun-Ichi Ohara MD  Matsumoto Internal Medicine  Neal M Shindel MD  Kenny Su MD  Shang Cheng Wu MD  Gastroenterology Associates  Edward Laurance MD  William P Stuppy MD  Drs Sial & Cohen  West Gastroenterology Associates  Drs Sial & Cohen  West Gastroenterology Associates  Valley Gastroenterology Consultants  Valley Gastroenterology Consultants  LAC / Martin Luther King Jr General Hospital  Ho S Bae MD  Laser Endoscopy Medical Group  Jose Pantoja MD  Anastacio Pinzon MD  Western Healthcare  Ioana A Bina MD Inc  Glendale Gastroenterology Medical Group  Glendale Gastroenterology Medical Group  Artoon Arakel MD  Suresht Paul Sharma MD  Suresht Paul Sharma MD  Suresht Paul Sharma MD  Vincente Villa Jr. MD  Mumtaz Akram MD  William Loebman MD  Tavitian Gastroenterology Medical Group  Tavitian Gastroenterology Medical Group  Tavitian Gastroenterology Medical Group  Jin H Suh MD  Ching-Hsiu Chen MD  Ching-Hsiu Chen MD  City of Hope National Medical Center Gastroenterology  City of Hope National Medical Center Gastroenterology  B Raymond Lim MD & Myoza T Lim MD  Behrooz Ahmadi MD  Paul Choi MD  Norman Kuo MD  Martin H Lee MD  Mingquan Bussarakum MD  Derek M. Dobalian MD  Pyoung I Kwon MD  Yong Tai Lee MD  Talbert Medical Group  Elming Djans MD  Michael Klein MD Montebello, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2012-06-10
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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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