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The Identification and Management of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth: A Functional Medicine Approach
Seema M Patel1, Melissa C Young2
1Cleveland Clinic Functional Medicine, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Q-2 Cleveland, OH 44159, USA.
Abstract:
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) can exist in common conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, obesity, cirrhosis, and Parkinson. Using the functional medicine matrix broadens the lens of how to evaluate SIBO. Assessing the predisposing factors, triggers, and contributors of SIBO enables the provider to better understand possible management strategies. Applying the functional medicine 5R program, remove, replenish, repair, reinoculate, and rebalance includes conventional treatment of SIBO and expands the provider's toolbox on different modalities to restore gut function.
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