In animals, glucose concentrations are 3-20 times lower in lung lining fluid than in plasma. In humans, glucose concentrations are normally low (<1 mmol/l) in nasal and bronchial fluid, but they are elevated by inflammation or hyperglycemia. Furthermore, elevated bronchial glucose is associated with increased respiratory infection in intensive care patients. Our aims were to estimate normal glu...

back ground and amis: among the patients who go to physicians, especially to gastroentero logists, a great number consists of the onse suffering upper gi diseases, particularly peptic ulcer disease (pud) which,â  in addition to creating much pain and lowering the quality of life causes a great morbidity and â mortality. so it seems necessary to be cured.â according to the lastâ  researchesâ  th...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Few controlled trials on antibiotic therapy for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth are available at present. Aim of the study was to assess efficacy, safety and tolerability of rifaximin with respect to metronidazole for the treatment of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. MATERIAL AND METHODS We enrolled 142 consecutive patients with diagnosis of small intesti...

BACKGROUND Rifaximin is a broad spectrum non-absorbable antibiotic used for treatment of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. Doses of 1200 mg/day showed a decontamination rate of 60% with low side-effects incidence. AIMS To assess efficacy, safety and tolerability of rifaximin 1600 mg with respect to 1200 mg/day for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth treatment. METHODS Eighty consecut...

Spectrom Rev 2005; 24: 661–700. 6 Lee TW, Brownlee KG, Conway SP, et al. Evaluation of a new definition for chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in cystic fibrosis patients. J Cyst Fibros 2003; 2: 29–34. 7 Kumar S, Huang J, Abbassi-Ghadi N, et al. Selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry analysis of exhaled breath for volatile organic compound profiling of esophago-gastric cancer. Anal Chem...

OBJECTIVE Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) has been associated with several diseases. The association between SIBO and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) has not been investigated. This study was aimed to investigate the frequency and risk factors for the development of DVT in patients tested for SIBO. METHODS All 321 eligible patients were included from the Cleveland Clinic Gastrointesti...

PURPOSE Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) may coexist with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and eradication therapy has been reported as effective in reducing IBS symptoms. Aims of this study were to: (1) Assess the clinical profiles of IBS patients, who underwent breath testing with a glucose substrate--glucose breath test (GBT); (2) Evaluate hydrogen and methane parameters in various...

1-kestose is a trisaccharide and is one of the components of fructooligosaccharide (FOS). Although FOS is a typical non-digestible oligosaccharide with several beneficial health effects that have been clarified, the detailed properties of 1-kestose itself remain unknown. We first determined the digestibility of 1-kestose using rat and human small intestinal homogenates and the inhibition of 1-k...

BACKGROUND symptoms attributed to the lactose intolerance are an important public health issue because of their prevalence and social relevance. Also because they may cause undue rejection of dairy products consume with potential health consequences. Transit time is a putative factor implied in the severity of symptoms associated with lactose. OBJECTIVES to elucidate the relation between oroc...