Thegut microbiotais the bacteria, viruses, and other organisms that normally live inside the digestive tract.
This article will review facts and statistics for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth.
There is no one standardized way to test or treat SIBO.
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In some cases, it may be diagnosed with a breath test and treated with antibiotics.
Some of the signs and symptoms of SIBO include:
How Common Is SIBO?
However, there is some information available on how often SIBO affects people with other digestive conditions.
Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that affects the lining of the digestive tract.
This can happen because of a disease, condition, medication, or surgery that affects the bowels.
Several conditions are associated with SIBO.
Medications that are associated with SIBO include:
What Are the Mortality Rates for SIBO?
SIBO tends to be a complicating factor that goes along with other conditions.
For that reason, it’s not considered a fatal disorder.
But it is possible that it leads to worse outcomes for people already managing certain serious conditions.
The decision to test and treat for SIBO will be made between healthcare providers and patients.
However, many of the symptoms of SIBO are nonspecific and are similar to the symptoms of other conditions.
It can result as a complication of various other diseases and conditions.
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