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
Chronic diarrhea
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Low ferritin
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
*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*
Who has bacterial overgrowth syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 1 | |
20s | 28 | |
30s | 57 | |
40s | 61 | |
50s | 59 | |
60s | 54 | |
70+ | 43 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 53 | |
Female | 245 |