Total Bilirubin Is Associated with Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Diarrhea Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome

• Published in: Annals of clinical and laboratory science Vol. 49; no. 3; p. 344
• Main Authors: Kim, So-Young, Seo, Young-Seok, Lee, Eun-Sub, Kim, Kyu-Nam
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2019
• Subjects: Bilirubin - blood; Blind Loop Syndrome - blood; Blind Loop Syndrome - complications; Blind Loop Syndrome - drug therapy; Diarrhea - blood; Diarrhea - complications; Diarrhea - drug therapy; Female; Humans; Irritable Bowel Syndrome - blood; Irritable Bowel Syndrome - complications; Irritable Bowel Syndrome - drug therapy; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Rifaximin - therapeutic use; ROC Curve; Total Bilirubin; Lactulose Breath Test; Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth

Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can cause microscopic mucosal inflammation and oxidative damage. Bilirubin is a marker of oxidant stress that is responsible for anti-oxidative activities. The objective of this research was to determine whet...