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SIBOtest |
Lab 1 |
Lab 2 |
| One test kit for SIBO |
Yes - only 1 test kit needed |
No - require 2 test kits, thus more cost and inconvenience to the patient |
No - require 2 test kits, thus more cost and inconvenience to the patient |
| Closed sample collection device |
Yes - vacuum tube collection |
No - bag collection |
Yes - vacuum tube collection |
| 10 samples in 3 hours |
Yes |
Yes |
No - only 7 samples in 3 hours |
| Glucose test kit |
Yes, sample every 20 minutes for 3 hours |
Yes, sample every 20 minutes for 3 hours |
No - sample every 30 minutes for 3 hours, thus increasing possibility of missing a rise in gas |
| Control CO2 to assess if sample is viable |
Yes |
Not reported on results |
Not reported on results |
Customer Service and Practitioner Support
|
| 1 week turnaround for results |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Naturopathic support staff |
yes |
No |
No |
| Online Practitioner portal: patient results, education and resource support |
Yes |
No |
No |
| SIBO-treating practitioner referral database |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Patient prep diet guidelines |
Strictest Prep diet for most accurate results |
Low FODMAP guidelines |
Loose low FODMAP guidelines (no portion sizes given) |
| Natural Treatment |
Yes |
No |
No |
| patient Diagnostic |
Yes |
No |
No |