Relationship between intestinal bacterial overgrowth and the irritable bowel syndrome
- VernacularTitle:小肠细菌过度生长和肠易激综合征关系的探讨
- Author:
Liping ZHANG
;
Zhongfen SHA
;
Taichang ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Irritable bowel syndrome(IBS) Intestinal bacterial overgrow$
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Internal Medicine
2000;0(11):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To study the relationship between the irritable bowel syndrome and bacterial overgrowth in the intestines.Methods Forty-nine cases of irritable bowel syndrome presenting as diarrhea or constipation were tested by the lactose-functose hydrogen breath test to determine the oral-cecal passage time and positive rate was noted.Of the cases with positive tests ten were selected for treatment with prepulsid for one week,and the pre-and post-treatment passage times were compared.Results In regard to passage time both diarrhea and constipation types of the irritable bowel syndrome showed prolongation compared with controls(P0 05),and improvement after treatment compared with pre-treatment,diarrhea was also improved by treatment.Conclusion Intestinal dysfunction can lead to bacterial overgrowth in the intestines,which can be a cause of the irritable bowel syndrome.
