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.
For more, visit TIME Health. 1  Eating too much sugar can lead to obesity, and weight gain can contribute to high blood pressureâthat's been known for years now. 2  But the latest research shows that the sweet stuff can affect blood pressure in an entirely different way, independent of its effect on weight.