SYMPTOMS of irritable bowel syndrome and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) are painful and uncomfortable, though not specific to these conditions, making it harder to diagnose and treat them.
Breath tests do detect gut issues, but as engineer and CEO of Atmo Biosciences Mal Hebblewhite, said, "the gut is a nine-metre-long tube".
"With a breath test, it's difficult to know where those gases are coming from."
The new Australian medical device, Atmo Gas Capsule, can help as patients swallow the capsule, and as it passes through their gut, it measures the amount of hydrogen and carbon dioxide in different sections of the gut.
Early research is showing that the capsule is almost two times more accurate than breath tests for diagnosing SIBO.
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