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Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth Mimics Acute Crohn's Flare

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Posted 8/7/2009 2:23 PM (GMT 0)
http://7thspace.com/headlines/315856/small_intestinal_bacterial_overgrowth_mimicking_acute_flare_as_a_pitfall_in_patients_with_crohns_disease.html

CD patients may experience malabsorption and report symptoms such as weight loss, watery diarrhea, meteorism, flatulence and abdominal pain, mimicking acute flare caused by bacterial overgrowth in the intestine.

Evaluation for SIBO with the Hydrogen Glucose Breath Test (HGBT) can be useful in determining if SIBO is the culprit rather than an acute disease flare.

SIBO was significantly more frequent in patients with partial resection of the colon or multiple intestinal surgeries; there was also a clear trend in patients with ileocecal resection.

SIBO represents a frequently ignored yet clinically relevant complication in CD, often mimicking acute flare.

Posted 8/7/2009 6:11 PM (GMT 0)
Funny you mention this. Every 2 months on the dot it seems. I end up in the hospital with a flar. However my blood test are saying it isn't. But I'm always feeling nauseaed after I eat. Always diarrhea everyday 3-5 times a day. My blood test have never shown a flar up. That is why it took 10 years to figure out I actually had crohn's. They finaly did a scope this is how they found the crohn's. But I haven't done one in 5 years. Maybe my problem is actually bactira thats acting like flar ups. I'm going to write this down and bring it to my next visit( only spet 2)
Thanks for the info!
Posted 8/7/2009 11:42 PM (GMT 0)
I wonder if it might not be a good idea to make a sticky that lists complications of Crohn's or similar conditions. There are always people coming here that have had poor results with their doctors getting a proper diagnosis or getting treatment that addresses their symptoms. A couple of people have had common complaints that were being ignored even with a diagnosis of Crohn's - like Crohn's spondyloarthropathy or eye, skin or stomach problems. It might be a useful resource to have links that do not just vanish as time goes by.
Posted 8/8/2009 12:04 AM (GMT 0)
great idea!!

Posted 8/11/2009 11:02 PM (GMT 0)
How do they treat SIBO?
http://www.ei-resource.org/treatment-options/treatment-information/antibacterial-treatment/

So eating Activia could theoretically solve this problem? Very interesting indeed!

*activated your link*

Post Edited By Moderator (Nanners) : 8/12/2009 7:17:28 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 8/11/2009 11:06 PM (GMT 0)

Well the way I read it, but I could be wrong (happens allot) they are to take a breath test!

but on only thread someone recently went to the hospital, thinking the possiblity it could be a blockage. It turned out to be SIBO but they gavethat person a CTscan and a blood test. So I'm not sure!!

My question is, why are they not figuring out whats with me, since I end up in the hospital a min of every 2 months, but blood test show no flare, weird. scan and x-rays say the same thing (nothing) But it can't be nothing if I have flars so often.

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