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Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Gastroparesis

Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 2012
To determine symptoms of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) in gastroparesis patients.Patients undergoing LBT (lactulose breath test) for evaluation of SIBO were included. LBT was considered positive on the basis of three conventional criteria: (1) hydrogen level increase >20 ppm above baseline by 90 min (H2@90min); (2) dual hydrogen peaks ...
Nina S, George, Abhinav, Sankineni, Henry P, Parkman   +2 more
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Bacterial overgrowth

2018
This chapter discusses the aetiology, clinical features, assessment, and management of bacterial overgrowth.
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Vitamin B12 Analogues and Bacterial Overgrowth

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1978
Excerpt To the editor: Your November 1977 issue has just arrived, and we have read the article by Brandt, Bernstein, and Wagle (1), "Production of Vitamin B12 Analogues in Patients with Small-Bowel...
H, Foy, A, Kondi
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Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth syndrome

Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology, 2001
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth is found in many conditions and may present with malabsorption, diarrhea, and malnutrition. Whereas dietary modifications and supplements might help, the primary treatment strategy is the judicious use of antibiotics. The most effective antibiotics, shown either empirically or by clinical trials, are the quinolones,
Jeffery S., Meyers, Eli D., Ehrenpreis, Robert M., Craig   +2 more
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Pneumoperitoneum and Ascites Secondary to Bacterial Overgrowth

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, 1997
Abdominal bloating, weight loss, pneumoperitoneum, and ascites developed in a 73-year-old woman. She had scleroderma, megajejunum, small bowel dysmotility, and bacterial overgrowth. After treatment with a course of antibiotics, the pneumoperitoneum and ascites resolved, but her symptoms and the pneumoperitoneum recurred after the antibiotics were ...
G S, Raju, S S, Rao, C, Lu
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Bacterial overgrowth.

The American journal of gastroenterology, 1990
Small bowel bacterial overgrowth is a syndrome manifested by malabsorption, weight loss, and diarrhea. Human intestinal flora is part of a complex ecosystem regulated by host mechanisms, environmental factors, and bacterial interactions. Numerous conditions can tilt this balance to favor bacterial contamination of the gut.
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Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth

Current Opinion in Gastroenterology, 2014
To critically review recent literature on small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO).When originally described, SIBO was added to the list of causes of the malabsorption syndrome and the pathophysiology of its consequences for the digestion and absorption of various nutrients was gradually revealed.
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[Bacterial overgrowth syndrome].

Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie, 2007
Small bowel bacterial overgrowth is a syndrome caused by an abnormal number of bacteria in the upper part of the small bowel and associated with a complex array of clinical symptoms, i. e., chronic diarrhoea, steatorrhoea, macrocytic anaemia, weight loss, and less commonly, protein-losing enteropathy.
J M, Stein, A R, Schneider
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Clinical Conditions Associated With Bacterial Overgrowth

2019
Emerging evidence suggests that many gastrointestinal diseases are associated-if not caused-by alterations in the gut microbiome. Specific microbiome signatures have been reported for irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease, and these have been associated with pro and antiinflammatory effects contributing to disruption or maintenance of
Shah, Ayesha, Holtmann, Gerald
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Evaluation of small bowel bacterial overgrowth

Current Gastroenterology Reports, 2007
Small bowel bacterial overgrowth historically has been associated with malabsorption syndrome attributed to deconjugation of bile acids in the upper small intestine. Recent reports raise the possibility that bacterial overgrowth may be a cause of watery diarrhea or irritable bowel syndrome.
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