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Does colectomy predispose to small intestinal bacterial (SIBO) and fungal overgrowth (SIFO)?


ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:After subtotal colectomy, 40% of patients report chronic gastrointestinal symptoms and poor quality of life. Its etiology is unknown. We determined whether small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) or small intestinal fungal overgrowth (SIFO) cause gastrointestinal symptoms after colectomy. METHODS:Consecutive patients with unexplained abdominal pain, gas, bloating and diarrhea (>1 year), and without colectomy (controls), and with colectomy were evaluated with symptom questionnaires, glucose breath test (GBT) and/or duodenal aspiration/culture. Baseline symptoms, prevalence of SIBO/SIFO, and response to treatment were compared between groups. RESULTS:Fifty patients with colectomy and 50 controls were evaluated. A significantly higher (p?=?0.005) proportion of patients with colectomy, 31/50 (62%) had SIBO compared to controls 16/50 (32%). Patients with colectomy had significantly higher (p?=?0.017) prevalence of mixed SIBO/SIFO 12/50 (24%) compared to controls 4/50 (8%). SIFO prevalence was higher in colectomy but not significant (p?=?0.08). There was higher prevalence of aerobic organisms together with decreased anaerobic and mixed organisms in the colectomy group compared to controls (p?=?0.008). Patients with colectomy reported significantly greater severity of diarrhea (p?=?0.029), vomiting (p?

SUBMITTER: Rao SSC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5915536 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Does colectomy predispose to small intestinal bacterial (SIBO) and fungal overgrowth (SIFO)?

Rao Satish S C SSC   Tan George G   Abdulla Hamza H   Yu Siegfried S   Larion Sebastian S   Leelasinjaroen Pornchai P  

Clinical and translational gastroenterology 20180425 4


<h4>Objectives</h4>After subtotal colectomy, 40% of patients report chronic gastrointestinal symptoms and poor quality of life. Its etiology is unknown. We determined whether small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) or small intestinal fungal overgrowth (SIFO) cause gastrointestinal symptoms after colectomy.<h4>Methods</h4>Consecutive patients with unexplained abdominal pain, gas, bloating and diarrhea (>1 year), and without colectomy (controls), and with colectomy were evaluated with sympto  ...[more]

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