Test Preparation

You are to inhale and exhale once into a collection bag for a sample.
You are then asked to drink a single dose of a sugar solution.
Breath samples are collected every 30 minutes over 2 – 3 hours.
Each test must be taken within one day.
Gut symptoms such as bloating and flatulence may be experienced during or immediately after your test.
Following the completion of the test, you can resume your regular diet, medications and activities.

Follow these instructions before your breath test for the most accurate results:

No Oral and/or IV Antibiotics. Antibiotic skin creams, but eye and ear drops are OK.
No Colonoscopy or Barium Meal Enema Procedures, but gastroscopy procedure is OK.

Milk and dairy products, but you can still have lactose-free milk, soy, rice, almond and coconut milk.
Canned and dried fruit, fruit juices, soft drinks and honey.
High-fibre foods (e.g. wholegrain/wholemeal/high-fibre varieties of grain based foods like bread and pasta; beans and corn).
Fibre supplements and laxatives.
We recommend a meal containing rice and meat the evening before your test (or rice and vegetables for vegetarians).
Limit your alcohol intake to one standard drink.
All other foods and medications can be eaten as normal.