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Wauwatosa 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 Wauwatosa * Medical College of Wisconsin  Medical College of Wisconsin  Medical College of Wisconsin  Froedtert & Medical College Clinic  Medical College of Wisconsin  Medical College of Wisconsin  Medical College of Wisconsin  Medical College of Wisconsin  Medical College of Wisconsin  Medical College of Wisconsin  Froedtert & Medical College Clinic  Thomas Slota MD  Center for Stomach & Intestinal Health  C MM Sundaram MD  Advanced Healthcare Mayfair Clinic  Advanced Healthcare Mayfair Clinic  GI Associates LLC  GI Associates LLC  GI Associates LLC  GI Associates LLC  GI Associates LLC  GI Associates LLC  GI Associates LLC  GI Associates LLC  GI Associates LLC  GI Associates LLC  Milwaukee Digestive Disease Consultants  Milwaukee Digestive Disease Consultants  Advanced Healthcare Brookfield  Digestive Disease Specialists  MedPoint Family Care Center  Digestive Disease Specialists  Milwaukee Digestive Disease Consultants  Milwaukee Digestive Disease Consultants  GI Associates LLC  GI Associates LLC  Milwaukee Digestive Disease Consultants  Milwaukee Digestive Disease Consultants  GI Associates LLC  GI Associates LLC  Milwaukee Digestive Disease Consultants  GI Associates LLC  Advanced Healthcare Good Hope Clinic  Advanced Healthcare Good Hope Clinic  GI Associates LLC  Madison Medical Affiliates  GI Associates  Madison Medical Affiliates  Madison Medical Affiliates  Medicine Associates  Madison Medical Affiliates  G I Specialists SC  Metro Physicians Group Milwaukee  Prospect Medical Commons  Madison Medical Affiliates  Medical Associates Multi Specialty Clinics  Medical Associates Multi Specialty Clinics  Medical Associates Multi Specialty Clinics  Madison Medical Affiliates  Madison Medical Affiliates  Madison Medical Affiliates  G I Specialists SC  G I Specialists SC  G I Specialists SC  G I Specialists SC  G I Specialists SC  Advanced Healthcare Cedar Creek  GI Associates LLC  GI Associates LLC  GI Associates LLC  All Saints Healthcare Gastroenterology  All Saints Healthcare Gastroenterology  All Saints Healthcare Gastroenterology  All Saints Healthcare Gastroenterology  All Saints Healthcare Gastroenterology  West Bend Clinic  West Bend Clinic  Aurora Health Center Burlington Gastroenterology  Aurora Health Center Burlington Gastroenterology  Aurora Health Center Burlington Gastroenterology  Aurora Health Center Burlington Gastroenterology  Aurora Health Center Burlington Gastroenterology  Aurora Health Center Burlington Gastroenterology  Kenosha Medical Center Clinic Digestive Disease Consultants  Kenosha Medical Center Clinic Digestive Disease Consultants  Kenosha Medical Center Clinic Digestive Disease Consultants  Aurora Health Center  Aurora Health Care Sheboygan Clinic  Aurora Health Care Sheboygan Clinic  Fon Du Lac Gastroenterology  Fon Du Lac Gastroenterology  Fon Du Lac Gastroenterology  Riverview Dean Clinic  Aurora Manitowoc Clinic  Digestive Healthcare Specialists  Mary McDonald MD  Beloit Clinic SC  Beloit Clinic SC  Mercy Health Systems Beloit Medical Center  Woodland Clinic Wauwatosa, WisconsinUpcoming Local Events2012-05-31
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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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