The Helicobacter pylori antigen test in stool is a non-invasive method of testing for Helicobacter pylori infection, with high diagnostic accuracy. It is mainly recommended for monitoring the eradication of Helicobacter pylori after treatment, but also in special cases for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection, without performing a gastroscopy.
Fecal calprotectin is an excellent indicator of inflammation and/or damage of the intestine, with its main use in monitoring inflammatory bowel diseases and early diagnosis of their recurrences. Furthermore, the determination of fecal calprotectin is excellently applied in differentiating irritable bowel syndrome from inflammatory bowel diseases and from other pathologies of the intestinal tract, such as polyps, infections and ischemic lesions.
At the practice of gastroenterologist-hepatologist Sotiria Bedreli, in Alexandroupoli, it is possible to diagnose lactose intolerance by taking a biopsy of the duodenal mucosa during a diagnostic gastroscopy. Symptoms such as bloating, abdominal pain, diarrhea, etc. are typical complaints in case of partial or total deficiency of the lactase enzyme, which is necessary for the metabolism of milk lactose and whose partial or total deficiency is determined directly through a biopsy of the duodenal mucosa.
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