Breath Methane Levels Are Increased Among Patients with Diverticulosis

• Published in: Digestive diseases and sciences Vol. 61; no. 9; pp. 2648 - 2654
• Main Authors: Yazici, Cemal, Arslan, Deniz Cagil, Abraham, Rana, Cushing, Kelly, Keshavarzian, Ali, Mutlu, Ece A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.09.2016; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Age Factors; Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use; Archaea; Biochemistry; Breath Tests; Case-Control Studies; Celiac Disease - epidemiology; Colonoscopy; Constipation - epidemiology; Diverticulosis; Diverticulum - diagnosis; Diverticulum - epidemiology; Diverticulum - metabolism; Female; Gastroenterology; Hepatology; Humans; Hydrogen; Hypertension - drug therapy; Hypertension - epidemiology; Logistic Models; Male; Medical centers; Medical records; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Methane; Methane - metabolism; Middle Aged; Oncology; Original Article; Pneumoviridae; Retrospective Studies; Rheumatic Diseases - epidemiology; Transplant Surgery; Breath methane level; Diverticulosis; Methanogenic archaea; Methanogenesis

Background Diverticulosis and its complications are important healthcare problems in the USA and throughout the Western world. While mechanisms as to how diverticulosis occurs have partially been explored, few studies examined the relationship between colonic gases such as methane and diverticulosis...