Of all microorganisms in the human body, the largest and most complex population resides
in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The gut microbiota continuously adapts to the host …

The pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), once thought to be largely psychogenic
in origin, is now understood to be multifactorial. One of the reasons for this paradigm shift is …

Objectives: Breath tests (BTs) are important for the diagnosis of carbohydrate maldigestion
syndromes and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). However, standardization is …

Linear growth delay (stunting) affects roughly 155 million children under the age of 5 years
worldwide. Treatment has been limited by a lack of understanding of the underlying …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) can cause diarrhea, enteric
infections, and alter the gastrointestinal bacterial population by suppressing the gastric acid …

Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), defined as excessive bacteria in the small
intestine, remains a poorly understood disease. Initially thought to occur in only a small …

Background A growing number of studies seem to suggest that small intestinal bacterial
overgrowth (SIBO) is a common clinical problem. Although various techniques are available …

Recently, hydrogen breath test (HBT) has become popular in clinical practice as it is useful
for diagnosing small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and carbohydrate intolerance …

Chronic radiation enteritis is an increasing problem, as more patients receive radiotherapy
as part of their cancer therapy and as the long-term survival of these patients improves. This …

In the clinical setting, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is a frequent, but under-
diagnosed entity. SIBO is linked to various gastrointestinal (GI) and non-GI disorders with …