Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is defined as the presence of excessive bacteria in the small intestine. SIBO is frequently implicated as the cause of chronic constipation or diarrhoea and malabsorption. It has a characteristic post prandial bloating but has a number of causes and relevant treatements for those causes are different.
Please note: 3 hour collection
Indications
- Post prandial bloating
- Anemia
- Carbohydrate intolerance (Inability to tolerate sweet or starchy foods, fiber, or friendly flora supplements)
- Chronic constipation
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
- Gastrointestinal distress
- Hypochlorhydria
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Leaky gut (Altered intestinal permeability)
- Malabsorption and maldigestion
- Malnutrition and weight loss
- Osteoporosis
- Unexplained abdominal symptoms like pain, especially gas and bloating
Contributing/causal factors
- Adhesions
- Crohn's Disease
- Lymphoma
- Radiation Damage
- Use of acid-blocking drugs
- Specimen Type:
- Breath
- Phlebotomy Type:
- NONE
- SKU:
- 2337