Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Fecal Fat test and colon polyps poll

Ulrika, yes I've been tested for gall problems - I had an abdominal cat scan done and nothing was detected. I've never heard of the bio... thanks for mentioning it, I'll have to research that.

Also, I got an update on the hydrogen breath test for SIBO. My GIs nurse called me yesterday to let me know that she's found a place in New Hampshire that will send the test kit to my GI. The name of the company is Metabolic Solutions and the CPT code is 91065. The price is $103 if prepaid and $235 otherwise. This includes the analysis. How it works - they send the kit to your doc (they won't send to you directly), you take the kit home and the procedure takes 2 hours. When you complete the test, you mail it back to Metabolic Solutions and they analyze it and send your doc the results. Following is a blurb from their site:

The Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth Breath Test is used to detect excessive amounts of bacteria growing in the small intestines. Alterations in gastric acid secretion and intestinal motility provide the setting for development of bacterial overgrowth. The consequences of bacterial overgrowth within the small intestine can be serious malabsorption resulting in nutritional deficiencies. In recent literature small intestinal bacterial overgrowth has been linked with IBS. The test can be performed in the doctor's office or given to the patient to do at their convenience and in their own homes.

You can look this up at: MetabolicSolutions

Here they discuss the connection between SIBO and IBS:
SIBO and IBS

I have found numerous sites that claim that > 70% of IBS patients test positive for SIBO - something to be checked out for sure!!!

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Jeanette IBS-D, then switched to IBS-A, now stable with Udo's Choice Super Bifido Plus Probiotic

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