Hydrogen Breath Test Center - North Miami, FL
North Miami 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 North Miami * Drs Moskowitz & Cohen  Drs Moskowitz & Cohen  The GI Group of South Florida PA  The GI Group of South Florida PA  The GI Group of South Florida PA  The GI Group of South Florida PA  Andrew Nullman MD  Marwan Iskandarani MD  Denis S Neuhut MD  Marc S Carp MD  Paul E Gregoline DPM PA  CDI/CBCC  Gordon G Souaid MD  Physicians Group of South Florida PA  Physicians Group of South Florida PA  Seaside Medical Group PA  Isaac Bassan MD & Michael Bloom MD  Isaac Bassan MD & Michael Bloom MD  Andrew Nullman MD  Howard M Estrin MD  Elias M Herschmann MD  Perry Hookman MD  Steven R Kaplan MD Gastroenterologist  Solomon L Lerer MD  Sergio M Rodriguez MD  University of Miami Center For Liver Diseases  University of Miami Center For Liver Diseases  University of Miami Center For Liver Diseases  Roberto J Fernandez MD  Orlando F Torres MD  University of Miami Gastroenterology  University of Miami Center For Liver Diseases  University of Miami Gastroenterology  University of Miami Gastroenterology  University of Miami Gastroenterology  University of Miami Gastroenterology  University of Miami Gastroenterology  University of Miami Center For Liver Diseases  University of Miami Gastroenterology  University of Miami Gastroenterology  University of Miami Gastroenterology  University of Miami Gastroenterology  Michael P Bustin MD  Philip Grossman & Steven Price MDs  Philip Grossman & Steven Price MDs  Efrain Camara MD  Gastrointestinal Diagnostic Centers  Gastrointestinal Diagnostic Centers  Gastrointestinal Diagnostic Centers  Associates in Internal Medicine  Fox Physicians Associates  Herbert L Shick MD  Milton Gedallovich & Howard Baikovitz MDs  Milton Gedallovich & Howard Baikovitz MDs  The Center For Gastrointestinal Disorders  Ira R Lefkof MD  A Omar Vento MD  Vicente Lago MD  Digestive Medicine Associates  Digestive Medicine Associates  Alhambra Medical Group  Digestive Medicine Associates  Digestive Medicine Associates  Digestive Medicine Associates  Cesar A O'Phelan MD  Digestive Medicine Associates  Digestive Medicine Associates  Mariano M Fondevila MD  Hector J Serrano-Cancino MD  Hector A Rodriguez MD  Carlos A Selema MD  Drs Greer & Greer  Carlos E Alvarez MD Guillermo Gubbins MD  Drs Greer & Greer  Robert F DeLuca MD  Juan J Alberti-Flor MD  Steven Eskin M.D.  Pedro P Llaneza MD  Caren J Bennett MD  Adult Center for Gastroenterology & Nutrition  Howard A Rubenstein MD PA  D & D Medical Group  Hugo Rams Jr. MD  Center for Gastroenterology  Andres Cowley MD  Angel Veloso MD  Gastroenterology Associates of South Florida  Leonel J Hernandez MD  Gastroenterology Associates of South Florida  Gastroenterology Associates of South Florida  Gastroenterology Associates of South Florida  Gastroenterology Associates of South Florida  Gastroenterology Associates of South Florida  Dr Gupta  Digestive Disease Consultants  Neil T Tucker MD  W John Dickerson II MD  Aryama Sharma MD  Ronald Stauber MD  Lazaro Bouza MD North Miami, FloridaUpcoming 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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