¹³C-Stable Isotope Breath Tests using the Wagner IRIS-3

The IRIS-3 is an InfraRed ISotope Analyzer System used to diagnose for Helicobacter Pylori infection causing inflammation in the gastric tract, Bacterial Overgrowth in the small intestine, Metabolism Syndrome, Complex Liver Diseases, Test of Enzymatic Diseases connected to failure of pancreatic function and testing for malabsorption and their symptoms and diseases.

• Helicobacter pylori:-causing inflammation in the gastric tract and symptoms for:
  • Chronic Gastritis
  • Gastric Ulcers
  • Malt Lymphomas
  • Chronic Dispepsia
  • Gastric Ulcers
  • Inflammation diseases of the Gut



• Bacterial Overgrowth in the small intestine:-has been identified to cause more than 80% of the Inflamed Bowel Syndrome (IBS) symptoms.
  
  
• Metabolic Syndrome:-diseases linking
  • Obesity
  • Hyperlipidemia
  • Diabetes Type 2
  • Non-alcoholic (and alcoholic) steatotic hepatitis
        (NASH and ASH)
  • Hypertension
  • Some cancers



• Liver Diseases:-caused by viral liver infections and liver damaging toxins resulting in:
  • Chronic hepatitis
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Liver damage by continuous pharmaceutical toxicity
  • Damage to the liver by drug abuse
  • damage to the liver by continuous abuse of alcohol.



• Inhibition of Pancreatic functions as well as malfunction of brush border cells of the small intestine can be investigated and diagnosed by ¹³C-Breath Tests by quantifying enzymes that are made available by the pancreas and small intestine brush border cells.
  
  
• Deficiencies of Absorption/Resorption in the Small Intestine
  • ¹³C-Xylose Breath Test
  • ¹³C-Sorbitol Breath Test
  • ¹³C-Fructose Breath Test

For more information check out the Wagner website at: http://www.wagner-bremen.de/