Can H2 (hydrogen) numbers increase on a breath test after mBIOTA Elemental™?Updated 8 months ago

In some cases of patients with Intestinal Methanogen Overgrowth (IMO), an increase in H2 (hydrogen) was observed on breath tests after using mBIOTA Elemental™. The archaea present in the GI system in cases of IMO use hydrogen to produce methane. When the methane producing archaea become deceased from the use of mBIOTA Elemental™, the hydrogen is not consumed for methane production and then shows as an increase on the breath test. This phenomenon was observed in our 2023 clinical trial in a few patients. Hydrogen numbers then improved as these patients started their regular diet. In this instance, it could also be an option to continue the elemental diet for a 3rd week, however this decision would be at the discretion of the health care provider overseeing the patient's use of the elemental diet.