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 …

Marked changes in socio-economic status, cultural traditions, population growth and
agriculture are affecting diets worldwide. Understanding how our diet and nutritional status …

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 …

Environmental enteropathy (EE) is a subclinical chronic inflammatory disease of the small
intestine and has a profound impact on the persistence of childhood malnutrition worldwide …

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 …

Background Gut dysbiosis may contribute to pain and bloating in patients with functional
gastrointestinal disease. Aims To determine if treatment with rifaximin would improve the …

Studies of the relationship between the microbiome and the development and function of the
immune system are demonstrating novel concepts that could significantly alter the way we …

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 …

Background The diagnosis of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) remains
challenging. Our aim was to examine the diagnostic yield of duodenal aspiration/culture and …

Objectives Many studies have linked irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with small intestinal
bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), although they have done so on a qualitative basis using breath …