Diagnosaurus
Intestinal bacterial overgrowth
Etiology
- Gastric achlorhydria
- Anatomic abnormality of small intestine with stagnation: afferent limb of Billroth II gastrojejunostomy, small intestine diverticula, obstruction, blind loop, radiation enteritis
- Small intestine motility disorder: scleroderma, diabetic enteropathy, chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction
- Gastrocolic or coloenteric fistula: Crohn's disease, malignancy, surgical resection
- Miscellaneous: AIDS, chronic pancreatitis
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114483/all/Intestinal_bacterial_overgrowth.
Zeiger RFR. Intestinal bacterial overgrowth. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114483/all/Intestinal_bacterial_overgrowth. Accessed May 16, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Intestinal bacterial overgrowth. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114483/all/Intestinal_bacterial_overgrowth
Zeiger RFR. Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 May 16]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114483/all/Intestinal_bacterial_overgrowth.
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