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quote:Been tested for SIBO my average score was about 10 PPM every 15 mins of a 2 hour test does this show I have SIBO?
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You don't mention what the substrate was, so I assuming 10 g of lactulose and you don't mention the startnig value and I am also assuming this is hydrogen. With all that, the answer is no.
 
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quote:score was about 10 PPM every 15 mins
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I was thinking more about this and if the reading stayed the same the whole time, then it could be the case that the lactulose never left your stomach! That would imply you have delayed gastric emptying (gastroparesis).
 
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quote:The 10 ppm reading was after I was given a solution of a very sweet liquid which I think was
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Then I would say you had a normal (negative) test, at least for lactose and fructose malabsorption.
 
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