Duodenal Aspirates for Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth: Yield, PPIs, and Outcomes after Treatment at a Tertiary Academic Medical Center

Table 1

Indications for EGD with duodenal aspirates.

Indication	Frequency (%)	Frequency of (+) Cx per indication	Frequency of improvement per indication
Diarrhea	480 (38%)	126 (26.2%)	60 (47.6%)
Gas-related symptoms (gas, bloating, distention, eructation, and flatus)	419 (33.2%)	140 (33.4%)	60 (42.8%)
Diffuse/upper abdominal pain	397 (31.4%)	116 (29.2%)	39 (33.6%)
Dyspepsia/GERD	199 (15.8%)	69 (34.6%)	3 (4.3%)
Nausea/vomiting	174 (13.8%)	62 (35.6%)	12 (19.3%)

Part of symptoms combination except in 25% of patient who had persistent pain and 40% that had persistent GERD symptoms.