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Posted by terv (Member # 29410) on :

I just had an OAT test done (an oxalate thing) and I have high markers that suggest I have SIBO. I looked up the symptoms and I have none of them.

A few years ago I did that breath test for SIBO at the GI doctor and it came back negative. I assume these are accurate. Maybe I should go back and have it repeated.

Anyway could I still have SIBO without any symptoms?

Posted by steve1906 (Member # 16206) on :

You May Not Have SIBO Despite Your Test Results:

https://drruscio.com/you-may-not-have-sibo-despite-your-test-results/

Steve

Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :

Doubt it. I think people with SIBO get a positive result on the breath test.

Posted by terv (Member # 29410) on :

I wonder which test (glucose or lactulose) my doctor used. Interesting that you can get false positives.

I should probably go back to the GI and see if I can get a SIBO retest since it has been 2 or 3 years since my last test.

The SIBO test will motivate me to go back in there for another colonoscopy script which I failed to do last time I was in there.