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The use of natural antibiotics and herbal medicine in the treatment of SIBO
Svitavská, Jana ; Vaníčková, Zdislava (advisor) ; Šťovíček, Jan (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the syndrome of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), a gastrointestinal disorder caused by increased total bacterial counts and abnormal microbiome composition in the small intestine. SIBO often manifests through non-specific dyspeptic symptoms, including gas bloating, abdominal pain, diarrhea, malabsorption and malnutrition. A non-invasive breath test is most commonly used to diagnose SIBO. Treatment of SIBO should include therapy for the underlying disease, bacterial eradication and nutritional support. The main aim of this bachelor thesis is to investigate the efficacy of herbal preparations and natural antibiotics in the treatment of SIBO and to highlight the potential usage of these antibacterial agents as a stand-alone or adjunctive therapy to conventional treatment. Another aim is to confirm the hypothesis that it is impossible to predict the diagnosis of SIBO based on gastrointestinal symptoms. Therefore, treating this disease empirically without confirmation by laboratory examination is not appropriate. The data was collected in the Gastroenterology Laboratory of the Institute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and in VFN. The prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms and other...
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