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Written by Mark Pimentel, MD, FRCP(C)

Execute Director, MAST Program Cedars Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA

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Breath testing prior to SIBO treatment? Yes.

This is half of a two-part debate — read the opposing argument. Breath testing for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) has been used in clinical gastroenterology for over three decades. However, in the last decade, there has been a renewed interest in this diagnostic test for identifying SIBO. The renewed interest in SIBO is related […]

Published on 08/30/201911/13/2019By Mark Pimentel, MD, FRCP(C)
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