Small bowel bacterial overgrowth : Treatment & Expectations (Overgrowth - intestinal bacteria, Bacterial overgrowth

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Small bowel bacterial overgrowth

Alternate Names : Overgrowth - intestinal bacteria, Bacterial overgrowth - intestine

Treatment

The goal is to treat the cause of the excess intestinal bacteria growth. For certain conditions, antibiotics or drugs that speed intestinal movement (motility-speeding drugs) may be considered.

Treatment also involves getting enough fluids and nutrition.

Someone who is dehydrated may need intravenous (IV) fluids in a hospital. If the person is already malnourished, a type of nutrition given through a vein (total parenteral nutrition (TPN)) may be necessary.

Complications

Severe cases lead to malnutrition. Other possible complications include:

Dehydration
Excess bleeding due to vitamin deficiency
Liver disease
Osteoporosis

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Review Date : 10/13/2008
Reviewed By : David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and George F. Longstreth, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San Diego, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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