Urine indican and hydrogen respiratory test as methods of screaning diagnostics of excessive bacterial growth syndrome in a small intestine
Today, a very controversial situation has arisen in the medical community: on the one hand, practitioners are gradually beginning to understand the essence and significance of the small intestinal bacterial overgrowth syndrome (SIBOS), and on the other, they are not able to carry out its objective diagnosis in routine practice. Given the significant prevalence, the variety of clinical manifestations of this pathology of the gastrointestinal tract, the diagnosis issue is extremely important and relevant. The article contains information on modern diagnostic techniques for SIBOS - hydrogen breath test (HBT) and indican urine test. The main provisions of the First Rome Consensus on the application of HBT are given. The article presents a method of surgical correction of SIBOS and retrograde infection of the proximal parts of the gastrointestinal tract, as well as the results of their own research.