Surgical Management of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

ConclusionSIBO may be responsible for postoperative chronic diarrhea in RYGB patients, possibly in the long term, and it is often misdiagnosed. Primary treatment is conservative with appropriate dietary measures, antibiotics, and probiotics but surgical management can be very effective in selected patients presenting with failure of prolonged medical treatment and an anatomic abnormality.
Source: Obesity Surgery - Category: Surgery Source Type: research