Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth
Small bowel bacterial overgrowth syndrome (SBBOS), or small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), also termed bacterial overgrowth; is a disorder of excessive bacterial growth in the small intestine. Unlike the colon (or large bowel), which is rich with bacteria, the small bowel usually has less than 104 organisms per millilitre. Patients with bacterial overgrowth typically develop symptoms including nausea, bloating, vomiting and diarrhea, which is caused by a number of mechanisms. The diagnosis of bacterial overgrowth is made by a number of techniques, with the gold standard diagnosis being an aspirate from the jejunum that grows in excess of 105 bacteria per millilitre. ...read more from Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- Diarrhea in SBBOS can be watery or bloody.1
- Older people are at greater risk of developing SBBOS.2
- Conditions associated with SIBO are neurologic and muscular diseases and diverticuli.3
- Crohn's disease patients also often have issues with small bowel bacterial overgrowth syndrome.4
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Research Notes References
- ↑ A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth
- ↑ Cleveland Clinic: Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth Overview
- ↑ MedicineNet: Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)
- ↑ Wikipedia: Crohn's Disease: Extraintestinal Symptoms
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- Contributor: Lesgreen Babaran, PTRP
- Reviewer: Elisa Carter
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- Last update: Nov. 17, 2009
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- Contributor: Lesgreen Babaran, PTRP
- Reviewer: Elisa Carter
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: SMALL BOWEL BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH SYNDROME, SBBOS, BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH SYNDROME
- Last update: Nov. 17, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
