Introduction Home testing kits are convenient for both patients and clinicians and can be used in the diagnosis of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), through use of postal Hydrogen and ...

Methods: Adults with IBS based on Rome II criteria who had ... were considered positive for SIBO if 1) the hydrogen or methane peak was >20 ppm when the baseline was <10 ppm, or 2) the hydrogen ...

SIBO can contribute to dyspeptic symptoms and altered bowel habit. The inappropriate fermentation of ingested nutrients in the upper gut produces gas (hydrogen and methane) and short chain fatty acids ...