FRUCTOSE BREATH TEST
The fructose breath test is an examination that identifies any intolerance to fructose (a sugar) which could be present especially in fruit, in some plant based products and honey.
The test consists in blowing into the appropriate machine in order to collect a sample of initial breath and then assume a certain amount of sugar, fructose in this case, and continue to blow inside the machine every 30 minutes for about three hours.
At the end of the exam, if the levels of hydrogen present in the air exhaled by the patient are high, it could be for a Fructose Intolerance.
1) DO NOT TAKE ANTIBIOTICS OR LAXATIVES (IN PREPARATION FOR COLON EXAMS) IN THE PAST 30 DAYS BEFORE THE TEST.
2) DO NOT TAKE MILK ENZYMES IN THE PAST 10 DAYS BEFORE THE TEST.
3)THE DAY BEFORE THE EXAM IS ALLOWED THE FOLLOWING FOOD: MEAT, FISH (BOILED, GRILLED, ROASTED), BOILED RICE.
YOU CAN ONLY DRINK WATER (NO ALCOHOL) AND YOU CAN USE OLIVE OIL.
DO NOT EAT PASTA, BREAD, FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
4) DO NOT HAVE BREAKFAST AND WASH YOUR TEETH BEFORE THE EXAM.
5) DO NOT EAT ANYTHING DURING THE NIGHT BEFORE THE EXAM AND FOR ALL THE DURATION OF THE EXAM.
6) DO NOT SMOKE FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE AND FOR ALL THE DURATION OF THE EXAM.
7) WASH YOUR MOUTH WITH THE MOUTHWASH (WITH CLOREXIDINA) GIVEN BY OUR LAB.
8) FOR ALL THE DURATION OF THE EXAM DO NOT SMOKE, DO NOT EAT AND DO NOT HAVE SOME EXERCISES.