Progressive Progressive Medical Center - 2019 | Page 16

MALABSORBTION
DIGESTIVE
DIAGNOSTICS
GET TESTED.
KNOW THE
WHOLE STORY.
“After dealing with
chronic digestive
issues for over 10 years
and trying numerous
conventional medicine
doctors, I decided
enough was enough and
made an appointment
with Progressive Medical
Center. You can’t have
more thorough testing
performed or [a] more
genuinely concerned
group of providers. I
really appreciated that
they took their time
with me and truly
listened. The testing I
received has allowed
me to start a targeted
supplement treatment
plan which has worked
wonders!” - Annie M
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A
t Progressive Medical Center,
digestive wellness is key to your
care plan! Our goal is to discover
the root cause of chronic
disease and the long list of symptoms
patients are experiencing. Many times,
the answer lies with digestive health.
Diagnostic test results are processed
here at the Center and are available
immediately for the physicians to review
and craft a customized care plan for you.
H.PYLORI BREATH TEST
Helicobacter pylori is a specific strain of
bacteria that has been known to cause
ulcers. If these bacteria are allowed to
run rampant due to low stomach acid,
they can wreak havoc on the immune
and digestive systems and, in many
studies, have shown to negatively
impact cardiovascular health as well!
Heal the gut. Heal the body. This simple breath test can be done in less
than 20 minutes and indicates whether
a H.pylori bacterial infection is present
and contributing to your symptoms.
We offer advanced digestive diagnostics
that you will not find at a regular doctor’s
office and that are difficult to find many
other places, yet these tests are critical
to understanding digestive health! SIBO – SMALL INTESTINE
BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH
GASTROGRAM
Test the actual pH of your stomach
and small intestine by swallowing a
Heidelberg capsule that is no bigger than a
multivitamin pill. This device measures the
resting pH of the stomach and the transient
time to the small intestine to discover how
effectively your stomach acid and enzymes
are breaking down your food and how
quickly the stomach returns to an acidic
condition after an alkaline challenge. The
physician has these results immediately
and can determine whether your
stomach has adequate HCL and enzyme
production, and then treat accordingly.
As humans, we absorb over 90 percent
of the food we eat. This absorption
takes place in our small intestine. If
you do not have adequate stomach
acid protecting you from the harmful
bacteria, fungi, or parasites coming in
through your food, then bacteria can
embed in your small intestine and cause
a multitude of nutritional deficiencies
and other serious health issues.
Progressive Medical Center uses the
hydrogen breath test—to measure levels
of hydrogen or methane—to determine
whether there is a bacterial infection in
the small intestine. This test can be done
at home and processed at the Center.
Your physician can then create a targeted,
SIBO-specific treatment plan for you!