What is bacterial overgrowth syndrome?
Small-bowel bacterial overgrowth can occur from alterations in intestinal anatomy or gastrointestinal motility, or lack of gastric acid secretion that can lead to vitamin deficiencies, fat malabsorption, and malnutrition.
How do members experience bacterial overgrowth syndrome?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with bacterial overgrowth syndrome*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Chronic diarrhea
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Abdominal bloating
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for bacterial overgrowth syndrome*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
30
Tried for
bacterial overgrowth syndrome
(1)
*Data from patients with bacterial overgrowth syndrome, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with bacterial overgrowth syndrome*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
bacterial overgrowth syndrome
(1)
*Data from patients with bacterial overgrowth syndrome, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has bacterial overgrowth syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 0 | |
20s | 22 | |
30s | 58 | |
40s | 56 | |
50s | 53 | |
60s | 50 | |
70+ | 37 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 46 | |
Female | 226 |