BACKGROUND Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) share similar abdominal symptoms; however, their differentiation remains controversial. AIMS To illustrate the differences between the two conditions.
Siqi Lu, Yuzhu Chen, Liping Duan
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Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth and Childhood Malnutrition: A Comprehensive Review of Available Evidence. [PDF]
The gut microbiome is essential for children’s normal growth and development, with its formation aligning closely with key stages of growth. Factors like birth method, feeding practices, and antibiotic exposure significantly shape the composition and ...
Mareș CR, Săsăran MO, Mărginean CO.
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Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis [PDF]
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is common in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) yet often goes underrecognized in clinical practice. In patients with SSc, untreated SIBO may result in marked morbidity and possible mortality.
Saara Rawn +4 more
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Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth and Intestinal Methanogen Overgrowth: Are They Overdiagnosed? [PDF]
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth was originally described as a cause of maldigestion and malabsorption, and its diagnosis was based on the culture of aspirates from the upper small intestine; however, the application of hydrogen breath tests to assess suspected small intestinal bacterial overgrowth dramatically increased the frequency of this ...
Kholwadwala AS, Quigley EMM.
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Altered Tryptophan Metabolism on the Kynurenine Pathway in Depressive Patients with Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth [PDF]
The causes of depression are diverse and are still not fully understood. Recently, an increasing role is attributed to nutritional and inflammatory factors.
C. Chojnacki +6 more
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Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease [PDF]
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), characterized by alterations in both the type and quantity of bacteria in the small intestine, leads to impaired intestinal digestion and absorption that can cause a range of clinical symptoms. Recent studies
Ziteng Wang +8 more
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Liver disease symptoms in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth [PDF]
Introduction. It seems that there is a relationship between small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The main objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of SIBO among NAFLD patients.
Rafiei Rahmatollah +7 more
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Diagnosing Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth. [PDF]
Kriegshäuser G.
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Background: Serum pepsinogen, a useful indicator of gastric acidity, could reflect small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and profiles including ...
Dae Bum Kim +4 more
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Epidemiology of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is defined as an increase in the bacterial content of the small intestine above normal values. The presence of SIBO is detected in 33.8% of patients with gastroenterological complaints who underwent a breath test, and is significantly associated with smoking, bloating, abdominal pain, and anemia. Proton pump
Efremova, Irina +9 more
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