Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth

Eamonn M.M. Quigley

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-01117-8_20

Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth

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Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) was described many years ago as an important cause of maldigestion and malabsorption among individuals who had undergone upper gastrointestinal surgery or had some other major anatomical anomaly or motility disorder of the small intestine. More recently the definition of SIBO has been extended to a much larger patient population - individuals who would otherwise be classified as a functional gastrointestinal disorder but who have tested positive for SIBO, usually on the basis of a breath test. This extension of the concept of SIBO is problematic as it assumes that the available tests to diagnose SIBO are accurate, which they are not. The challenges that the diagnosis and management of this disorder pose will be explored.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Essential Medical Disorders of the Stomach and Small Intestine
Subtitle of host publication	A Clinical Casebook
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	417-436
Number of pages	20
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030011178
ISBN (Print)	9783030011161
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01117-8_20
State	Published - Jan 1 2019

Keywords

Breath hydrogen test
Irritable bowel syndrome
Jejunal aspiration
Microbiota
Rifaximin
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth

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Medicine(all)

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