The trio-smart breath test tests for 3 types of SIBO

How does the trio-smart breath test work?

trio-smart is a doctor-ordered breath test that uses an at-home sample collection kit. Using the kit, you collect your samples by breathing into 9 collection bags over a 2-hour period. The first bag is considered a “baseline” sample, and the remaining samples are collected after you drink a sugar substrate drink.

You then send your samples to our CLIA-certified lab (Prepaid shipping materials are included.), and the test results are reported to your doctor within a week.

What does the trio-smart breath test measure?

The trio-smart breath test measures the three primary fermented gases in your microbiome by way of your breath before and after a sugar substrate drink is consumer. The gases measured are hydrogen, methane, and hydrogen sulfide.

Hydrogen is produced when certain bacteria consume sugars.

• Hydrogen levels are considered abnormal when they rise greater than ≥20 ppm (parts per million) from the baseline within 90 minutes.

Methane is produced when archaea (single-celled organisms similar to bacteria) consume hydrogen.

• Methane levels are considered abnormal if they reach ≥10 ppm (parts per million) at any point during the breath test.

Hydrogen sulfide is produced when sulfate-reducing organisms consume hydrogen.

• Hydrogen sulfide levels are considered abnormal if they reach ≥3ppm (parts per million) at any point during the breath test.