Tag: Malabsorption

Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth: diagnosis and treatment

This 2007 review discusses Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO), a condition characterized by excessive bacteria in the small intestine leading to malabsorption and symptoms like diarrhea, steatorrhea, abdominal pain, bloating, and flatulence. The article highlights that SIBO results from failures in mechanisms that usually prevent bacterial colonization, such as gastric

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