Weinstock L., Fern S., & Duntley S. «Restless legs syndrome in patients with irritable bowel syndrome: response to
small intestinal bacterial overgrowth therapy.»
Not exact matches
Endocrine 49, no. 3 (2015): 583 - 587; Brechmann, T., et al. «Levothyroxine
therapy and impaired clearance are the strongest contributors to
small intestinal bacterial overgrowth: Results of a retrospective cohort study.»
This exact question was actually asked of me a number of times last week after I published: Herbal
therapy is equivalent to rifaximin for the treatment of
small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO).
INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE (IBD) The inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are the most common causes of chronic vomiting and diarrhea in dogs, and refer to a group of idiopathic, chronic gastrointestinal tract disorders, characterized by infiltration of the lamina propria by lymphocytes, plasma cells, eosinophils, macrophages, neutrophils, or combinations of these cells.12 The diagnosis of IBD requires the comprehensive exclusion of potential causes of gastrointestinal inflammation, including
intestinal parasites,
small intestinal bacterial overgrowth,
bacterial enterocolitis, dietary intolerances or allergies, and neoplasia.12 Failure to eliminate known causes of gastrointestinal inflammation which can mimic IBD can result in frustration for the owner and clinician due to poor responsiveness of the animal to dietary or pharmacologic
therapy.
Many cats with EPI also have a
small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and require antibiotic
therapy and vitamin B12 and folic acid supplementation.
In dogs with EPI
small intestinal bacterial overgrowth is common and may need to be treated with antibiotic
therapy.