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You may need this test ifyou:  \n• Have diarrhea, loose stools, bloating and gas  \n• Cannot drink milk or eat milk products  \nPREPARATION FOR THE TEST:  \n• For four weeks before the test, you should NOT take any antibiotics.  \n• For one week before the test, DO NOT take any laxatives or stool softeners (for example Colace, Milk of Magnesia, Ex-Lax) or stool bulking agents (for example, Metamucil or Citrucel.  \n• You should also not undergo any test that requires cleaning of the bowel, such as colonoscopy or barium enema.  \nTHE DAY BEFORE THE TEST:  \n• You may consume ONLY the following foods and drinks: plain white bread, plain white rice, plain white potatoes, baked or broiled chicken or fish, water, and non-flavored black coffee or tea.  \n• Only SALT may be used to flavor your food. Butter and margarine are not permitted.  \n• Soda/cola drinks are not permitted.  \n•  Do not eat or drink ANYTHING else-it could give false results for the test.  \n• The night before the test, have an early dinner of rice and either broiled or baked chicken or fish only.  \n• Do not eat anything after 10PM the day before the test.  \n• You can drink water only up to 4 hours before the test.  \nTHE DAY OF THE TEST:  \n•  Two hours before the test, brush your teeth.  \n•  DO NOT eat, drink, chew gum or tobacco, smoke cigarettes or cigars, or eat breath mints or candy before or during the test.  \n•  DO NOT sleep or exercise while the test is being done.  \n• You may take your morning medication as usual with a sip of water.  \nWHAT TO EXPECT:  \n• You will be given some medicine to drink and we will measure samples of your breath to find out how much hydrogen gas it contains.  \n• We will ask you to breathe into a bag every 15-20 minutes. You may need to do this for 3 hours.  \n• You may bring some reading or craft material with you to occupy your time.  \nNOTIFY THE MEDICAL STAFF OF ANY RECENT ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY, RUNNY DIARRHEA OR COLONOSCOPIES, SINCE IT MAY AFFECT THE TEST.  \nRev. 201507","cbCairdmiQSXLHA1","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairdmiQSXLHA1","pdf",74483,"English","# WHY DO I NEED THIS TEST?\n# PREPARATION FOR THE TEST\n# THE DAY BEFORE THE TEST\n# THE DAY OF THE TEST\n# WHAT TO EXPECT\n# WHEN TO NOTIFY MEDICAL STAFF","[{\"question\":\"What happens during the test and how long will it take?\",\"answer\":\"You will drink some medicine, and breath samples will be measured. You will be asked to breathe into a bag every 15–20 minutes, which may be needed for about 3 hours.\"}]","Preparation for the Hydrogen Breath Test | PDF",1790536751]