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Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth

What is IBS / SIBO?

Symptoms of IBS / SIBO

Triggers for IBS / SIBO

Causes of IBS / SIBO

Prevention / remedies / treatment of IBS / SIBO

Probiotic cultured food sources

References

What is IBS / SIBO?

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common digestive complaint that conventional doctors are at a loss to treat. The primary cause is a disruption of the gut biome, and it usually involves gut-brain interactions, altered gut motility, and sensitivity to certain foods. Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) occurs when there is an abnormal increase in the overall bacterial population in the small intestine - particularly of types of bacteria that do not commonly occur in the small intestine. A trip to the doctor or gastroenterologist is usually unsatisfactory as they can find no obvious cause with their routine clinical testing. It is estimated that 20-50% of people presenting to gastroenterologists suffer from IBS. The symptoms can persist for many years.

IBS affects about 15-20% of the population, depending on how you measure its severity. Some writers say that half the US population suffer from SIBO to some degree, which makes sense because a single course of antibiotics can upset the gut biome for life. Adults between the ages of 30 to 60 years are most affected, and more women than men.

IBS / SIBO can be classified as:

Symptoms of IBS / SIBO

Triggers for IBS / SIBO

Causes of IBS / SIBO

Prevention / remedies / treatment of IBS / SIBO


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References

1. Jacqueline S. Barrett, Kim E.K. Canale, Richard B. Gearry, Peter M. Irving, Peter R. Gibson. Probiotic effects on intestinal fermentation patterns in patients with irritable bowel syndrome. World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2008 August 28; 14(32): 5020-5024

2. Giada De Palma, Michael D. J. Lynch, Jun Lu, Vi T. Dang, Yikang Deng, Jennifer Jury, Genevieve Umeh, Pedro M. Miranda, Marc Pigrau Pastor, Sacha Sidani, Maria Ines Pinto-Sanchez, Vivek Philip, Peter G. McLean, Moreno-Gabriel Hagelsieb, Michael G. Surette, Gabriela E. Bergonzelli, Elena F. Verdu, Philip Britz-McKibbin, Josh D. Neufeld, Stephen M. Collins, Premysl Bercik. Transplantation of fecal microbiota from patients with irritable bowel syndrome alters gut function and behavior in recipient mice. Science Translational Medicine 01 Mar 2017: Vol. 9, Issue 379. DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaf6397.