Proton pump inhibitor therapy use does not predispose to small intestinal bacterial overgrowth.

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Proton pump inhibitor therapy use does not predispose to small intestinal bacterial overgrowth.

Am J Gastroenterol. 2012 May;107(5):730-5

Authors: Ratuapli SK, Ellington TG, O'Neill MT, Umar SB, Harris LA, Foxx-Orenstein AE, Burdick GE, Dibaise JK, Lacy BE, Crowell MD

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) occurs due to alteration of the microbiota within the upper gastrointestinal tract. Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy has been suggested as a risk factor for SIBO; however, the published reports have yielded conflicting results on the association between PPI therapy and risk of developing SIBO. The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of SIBO as measured by glucose hydrogen breath testing (GHBT) in patients on PPI therapy compared with those not on PPI therapy.

METHODS: A retrospective chart review was completed for all patients who underwent GHBT testing from 2004 to 2010. Breath samples for hydrogen (HâÂÂ) and methane (CHâÂÂ) were collected before and every 20âÂÂmin for 120âÂÂmin following ingestion of a 50-g oral glucose load. We used the following criteria to define a positive GHBT (a) increase in Hâ > 20 parts per million (p.p.m.) over baseline, (b) sustained rise Hâ > 10âÂÂp.p.m. over baseline, (c) CHâ > 15âÂÂp.p.m. over baseline, and (d) either rise Hâ > 20âÂÂp.p.m. over baseline or CHâ > 15âÂÂp.p.m.

RESULTS: A total of 1,191 patients (70% female) were included, of whom 566 (48%) were on PPI therapy. GHBT positivity did not differ significantly between PPI users and nonusers by any of the diagnostic criteria used and PPI use was not significantly associated with GHBT positivity using any of these criteria. GHBT positivity was associated with older age (odds ratio (OR) 1.03, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.01-1.04) and antidiarrheal use (OR 1.99, 95% CI 1.15-3.44) using Hâ > 20, older age (OR 1.01, 95% CI 1.00-1.02) and diarrhea (OR 1.53, 95% CI 1.13-2.09) using Hâ > 10, and older age (OR 1.01, 95% CI 1.00-1.02) using either Hâ > 20 or CHâ > 15. PPI use was not significantly associated with GHBT positivity using any of these criteria.

CONCLUSIONS: In this large, adequately powered equivalence study, PPI use was not found to be significantly associated with the presence of SIBO as determined by the GHBT.

PMID: 22334250 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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