Do you suffer from gastrointestinal symptoms like abdominal pain or diarrhea? You may have bacterial overgrowth in your small intestine. This condition is not normal, here we explain what the treatment is and the most typical mistakes that are made.
Bacterial overgrowth in the small intestine
The intestinal bacterial overgrowth or bacterial overgrowth of the small intestine (SIBO), is a heterogeneous syndrome produced by an excessive number or an alteration in the type of bacteria present in the small intestine.
The gastrointestinal symptoms that it can produce are diverse and nonspecific, such as:
Distension
Flatulence
Abdominal pain
Diarrhea
Dyspepsia (malaise after meals)
Weightloss
What makes this syndrome so unique is that, unlike the large intestine, the small intestine should not have a large number of bacteria. It is assumed that the few bacteria that are housed in it, are there from our birth, living in symbiosis with our intestine.
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