Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Gastroparesis:Are There Any Predictors?

Abstract

There is some degree of overlap in the symptomatic spectrum of patients with gastroparesis and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and some of the etiologies for gastroparesis, such as diabetes mellitus and vagotomy are known to predispose to SIBO. The aims of our study were to measure the prevalence of SIBO in a cohort of gastroparetic patients with prominence of abdominal pain and bloating and try to identify predictors with regard to demographics, concurrent use of medications such as prokinetics, proton pump inhibitors, and opiate analgesics, and predominant bowel movement abnormality. © 2010 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.