Commonwealth Laboratories Inc

Hydrogen Breath Test (HBT)

Commonwealth Laboratories specializes in offering hydrogen breath tests to diagnose several digestive problems:

Urea Breath Test (UBT)

We also provide urea breath test services to identify infections by Helicobacter pylori, a spiral bacterium that causes peptic ulcer disease:

Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) Breath Test

Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is a common cause of functional bloating, diarrhea, constipation and suspected malabsorption. SIBO is condition in which colonic-type bacteria (resembling bacteria normally found in the colon) proliferate in the large numbers in the small intestine.

Small Intestinal Overgrowth (SIBO) Breath Test

Lactose Intolerance / Lactose Malabsorption Breath Test

Lactose intolerance. Is the inability to digest milk sugar lactose, causing gastrointestinal symptoms of flatulence, bloating, cramps, and diarrhea in some individuals. This results from a deficiency of the lactase enzymes which break down lactose into its simpler forms, glucose and galactose.

Lactose Intolerance / Lactose Malabsorption Breath Test

Fructose Intolerance / Fructose Malabsorption Breath Test

Fructose intolerance is an enzyme deficiency that causes toxic symptoms when fructose containing food is ingested.

Fructose Intolerance / Fructose Malabsorption Breath Test

Sucrose Intolerance / Sucrose Malabsorption Breath Test

Sucrose intolerance, also called congenital sucrase-isomaltase deficiency (CSID) or sucrase-isomaltase deficiency, is the condition in which sucrase, an enzyme needed for proper metabolization of sucrose, is not produced in the small intestine.

Sucrose Intolerance / Sucrose Malabsorption Breath Test

H. pylori (Helicobacter pylori) Breath Test

H. pylori infection is the most common cause of stomach ulcers, and it also causes inflammation of the stomach lining. H. pylori infection may also contribute to stomach cancers and other digestive system cancers.

H. pylori (Helicobacter pylori) Breath Test

Hydrogen breath test

Our breath test measures both hydrogen and methane production as the digestive process proceeds. Accurate analysis of these gases can be used to assist in the diagnosis of several conditions that can cause gastrointestinal symptoms, such as...

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