When bacterial overgrowth is expected, it is common for physicians to turn to antibiotic treatment. Antibiotics are often used to specifically target the bacterial strains growing uncontrollably within the small intestine of SIBO patients. Since a healthy amount of bacteria is needed in our bodies, a...
Despite the critical view on the association with probiotic intake [146,147], the discontinuation of the antibiotics and the resolution of the symptoms on antibiotic therapy, strengthen the causative association [41,139]. 2.5. Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth, Gas, and Bloating This paragraph is ...