ABSTRACT A huge number of bacteria are hosted in the gastrointestinal tract, following a
gradient increasing towards the colon. Gastric acid secretion and intestinal clearance …

A fundamental problem with SIBO, and one that allows controversy to simmer, is the lack of a
universally accepted and applied gold standard for the diagnosis of SIBO. Hopefully, the …

Abstract Purpose of Review To critically review recent (past 3 years) literature on the
definition, diagnosis, and management of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) …

The concept of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) arose in the context of
maldigestion and malabsorption among patients with obvious risk factors that permitted the …

Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) can result from failure of the gastric acid barrier,
failure of small intestinal motility, anatomic alterations, or impairment of systemic and local …

Human intestinal microbiota create a complex polymicrobial ecology. This is characterised
by its high population density, wide diversity and complexity of interaction. Any dysbalance …

Unlike the colon, the human small intestine is typically an inhospitable environment for
bacteria to grow and flourish. This is due to a variety of host factors, which include normal …

Over the last decade, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) has been suggested to be
underrecognized and to have important clinical implications, 1 yet there remains no …

The intestinal microbiota and its role in health and disease processes have been the subject
of several studies. It is known that changes in the intestinal microbiota occur due to several …

Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is a clinical condition characterized by a
malabsorption syndrome due to an increase in microorganisms within the small intestine …