Real-world Study of Three-gas Breath Testing Nationwide and the Association With Symptoms
H2, CH4, and H2S are associated with unique symptoms: CH4 with constipation and H2S with diarrhea and a greater overall symptom severity. Glucose appears less sensitive than lactulose, suggesting it could potentially miss some symptomatic patients.
Authors
- Ruchi Mathur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1053-6557)
- Mohamad Rashid
- Daniel Brimberry
- Ava Hosseini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1979-3034)
- Joo Lijin
- Ali Rezaie
- Linda Nguyen
- Mark Pimentel
- Matthew Mitcho
- Darren Brenner
- Fabrice Wilfong
- David Richardson
- Gabriela Leite
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
- UNC/NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering (US)
- Northwestern Medicine (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2026-02-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/mcg.0000000000002326
- Primary Topic
- Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00