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EncyclopediaSeeSibosmall intestinal bacterial overgrowth A condition characterised by nausea, vomiting, bloating, flatulence, diarrhoea, and steatorrhoea linked to a relative increase in bacteria in GI content which over time may be result in malnutrition Diagnosis Jejunum aspirate with > 105 bacteria/ml Risk factors Proton pump inhibitors, anatomic defects—e.g., fistulas, diverticula, blind loops, resection of ileo-cecal valve Management Antibiotics, given in short cycles to prevent resistancesmall intestinal bacterial overgrowth, SIBOExcessive concentrations of colonic bacteria (exceeding 100,000 microorganisms per mL) within the duodenum or jejunum. SIBO may produce abdominal pain, bloating, and diarrhea owing to malabsorption. Synonym: small bowel bacterial overgrowthAcronymsSeeSIBO |