The C14 breath test is a test used to diagnose the presence of H. pylori infection.
C14 breath test is carbon 14 breath test, patients need to take carbon 14 urea capsule orally, after it enters the stomach with H. pylori infection, it can be broken down by H. pylori, the carbon dioxide produced after the urea is broken down will enter the lungs with the blood, and with the exhaled breath to be discharged out of the body.
Then, by detecting the presence of labeled carbon 14 in the exhaled gas of the patient, and then clarifying whether the patient has H. pylori infection, the results are divided into positive and negative. If the result is positive, it indicates that the patient has H. pylori infection, and if it is negative, it indicates that the patient does not have H. pylori infection.
If the patient is diagnosed with H. pylori infection, he or she should go to a regular hospital in time for targeted treatment under the guidance of a doctor.