Many gastrointestinal illnesses can have very similar symptoms, making them difficult to diagnose. There is one illness, however, that has received more attention online than others, and the ...

Suffering from bellyaches? Gas? Bloating? You may have an overgrowth of bacteria in your small intestine. Called small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, or SIBO, this condition may affect up to 80% of ...

Dear Doctors: I’ve been having a lot of bloating and intestinal gas. A friend says this can mean that you have too much bacteria in your small intestines. How does that happen, and how do you fix it?

Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth—SIBO—symptoms can mimic other digestive issues. Getting the right care is important, so check your symptoms against the list below and find out how to get relief.

People with an underactive thyroid may have an increased risk of developing small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), a risk that may be reduced with thyroid hormone treatment, according to a ...

There is a ninefold increase in the prevalence of small intestine bacterial overgrowth among patients with inflammatory bowel disease compared with other individuals, according to results of a ...

The development of thin-layer and gas chromatographic technics has permitted the accurate separation and quantification of bile salts in both the conjugated and the unconjugated forms. We have used ...

Adhesions from prior abdominal surgeries are the most common cause of SBO. Untreated SBO can lead to serious complications like bowel perforation or tissue death (strangulation). Symptoms of SBO ...

Q I’ve been having a lot of bloating and intestinal gas. A friend says this can mean that you have too much bacteria in your small intestines. How does that happen and how do you fix it? Also, I’m not ...

Q I’ve been having a lot of bloating and intestinal gas. A friend says this can mean that you have too much bacteria in your small intestines. How does that happen and how do you fix it? Also, I’m not ...