A positive TST or IGRA test result means that the person is likely to have been exposed to TB. It may be due to a latent or active TB infection. If a health practitioner suspects that someone has active tuberculosis, other tests, such as chest X-rays and AFB laboratory testing, are used to confirm the diagnosis.
In IBS the sugars can help create gas, which then puts pressure on the gut and causes the colon to expand and the expanding realeases neurotransmitters that can cause symptoms. Pain and d. But there is an underlying functional problem, not the sugar itself or gas or bacteria. IBS Forum Moderator. I am not a doctor.
Smoking makes it harder to keep your blood sugar levels down. The lesson here: If you smoke, quit. Blood sugar levels go up from time to time. But knowing what can cause these spikes can help you control them -- and avoid health problems down the line.