LACTULOSE BREATH TEST
The lactulose breath test can be carried out both to diagnose the possible presence of bacterial overgrowth and an alteration of the golden-cecal transit time.
The test can be carried out by patients who have gastrointestinal disorders with flatulence, meteorism, diarrhea, distension and abdominal cramps and consists of a collection of samples of exhaled air, before and after ingestion of a specific sugar dissolved in water (lactulose), in a plastic bag at regular intervals. The exam lasts 4 hours.
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.
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