Description
Sucrose Intolerance Breath Test
This Sucrose Intolerance Breath Test home collection kit comes with sucrose as a substrate.
Sucrose intolerance is gaining attention as a cause of gas, bloating, and diarrhea. For people suffering from these symptoms, learning about sucrose intolerance and treating it can be a game-changer. The symptoms of sucrose intolerance include bloating, gas, and/or diarrhea.
Functional Gut Store is proud to partner with Aerodiagnostics, who utilize QuinoTron breath tests to diagnosis sucrose intolerance as the underlying root cause of food intolerance, IBS symptoms and chronic gastrointestinal issues.
Sucrose is a disaccharide made up of glucose and fructose and it is another name for common table sugar. It is a disaccharide, which means it contains two individual sugars linked together (“di” as in two, saccharide means sugar).
Understanding this bit of scientific information is essential. To be absorbed, the bond between these two linked sugars has to be broken by an enzyme called sucrase, so the sugar can be by the body. But what if the enzyme is missing or levels are low?
The enzyme sucrase (also called sucrase-isomaltase, saccharase or invertase) is present in both animal and plant tissues, and hydrolyzes sucrose into its two component monosaccharides.
If you are deficient in sucrase, then you will not be able to break the bond and this will lead to digestive symptoms. Sucrose intolerance (SI) is the inability to eat sucrose-containing foods without symptoms.
Sucrose intolerance has two forms:
- Acquired sucrose intolerance: Inflammation, disease, or other factors can damage your gut lining. When this happens, the level of enzymes to digest sucrose drops. This happens because the enzymes are stored in the gut. When the gut is damaged, enzyme stores decrease.
This form of sucrose intolerance is seen in conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease, SIBO, celiac disease, and other illnesses that may damage the gut lining. - Congenital Sucrase-Isomaltase Deficiency (CSID): A person is born with this type. They do not have the genes to make the enzyme. From infancy, this person must follow a low sucrose diet.
The symptoms for the genetic/congenital form typically begin when a baby starts eating or drinking foods that contain sucrose. Babies are not usually symptomatic when nursing.
Other names for Sucrose Intolerance: Congenital sucrose intolerance, Congenital sucrose-isomaltose malabsorption, CSID, Disaccharide intolerance, SI deficiency, Sucrase-isomaltase deficiency.
QuinTron’s products are #1 recommended breath test kit globally! With over 1 million breath samples collected and analyzed using QuinTron’s breath kits and analyzers, you can feel confident and trust the results of your tests.
QuinTron’s patented closed-system breath collection devices quickly and easily allow you to collect breath samples in the privacy and comfort of your home, or anywhere you feel best.
You kit will be delivered directly to you. Follow the easy pre-test preparation guidelines and begin collecting your breath samples. Once you have completed the breath collection, simply place the vials back into the protective packaging, affix the prepaid shipping label and send the box back to the facility for analysis. Once samples are received in house, each breath sample will be analyzed for levels of Hydrogen, Methane and Carbon Dioxide. Results are typically available within 48 hours of receipt.
After you receive the results from your breath test, you should discuss any potential treatments and additional lifestyle recommendations with your medical professional.
