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GI Function Unit

Register on Jeanne Mance 4

All GI Function patients need to register first in the Jeanne Mance 4 clinic - a big sign near the elevators on Level 4 will direct you there. Once you have registered proceed to Johnson Wing Room 473. Left of out of Jeanne Mance 4 then right.

As part of the Gastorenterology Department our GI Function Unit offers

Testing:

13C Urea Breath Test – bacterial infection Helicobacter pylori
Lactose Tolerance Breath Test
72 Hour Fecal Fat Test
Glucose Hydrogen Breath Testing-Bacterial Overgrowth

Procedures:

24 Hr pH Study
Esophageal Manometry
Anorectal Manometry
Anorectal Biofeedback
Video Capsule Endoscopy – Small Bowel
Video Colon Capsule Endoscopy

Referral

Healthcare Professional Referral Form-GI Function Breath Test & Fecal Fat Test

Our laboratories received accredited status in 2013. Our next on-site accreditation is scheduled for January 2017. Our laboratory license is issued by the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care.

Patient Brochures

13C Urea Carbon Dioxide Breath Test
24 Hour Ambulatory pH Study
24 Hour Ambulatory pH Study-Pediatric
Adult Rectal Pressure Study
Biofeedback Training
Esophageal Motility Study
Fecal Collection for Weight
Fecal Fat Test Procedure Instructions
Glucose Hydrogen Breath Test for Bacterial Overgrowth
Lactose Tolerance Hydrogen Breath Test
Pediatric Rectal Pressure Study
Video Capsule Endoscopy

Thank you for your interest in the Hotel Dieu Hospital. The information provided is general in nature. Specific health care questions are best discussed with your family physician.