Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology
Gastrointestinal Tract - Original Article
Acute gastric injury after ingestion of substrate with hyperosmolar glucose and benzoate inversely related with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth

Acute gastric injury after ingestion of substrate with hyperosmolar glucose and benzoate inversely related with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth

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Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon School of Medicine, Republic of Korea

Turk J Gastroenterol 2020; 31: 425-432
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2020.19112
Read: 1568 Downloads: 819 Published: 30 April 2020

Background/Aims: The occurrence of gastrointestinal symptoms and the presence of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) could be determined after ingestion of substrate with highly concentrated glucose for glucose breath test (GBT), after which endoscopic images for acute gastric injury have not been clarified. The aims of this study were to investigate the prevalence and relationship of acute gastric injury with SIBO after GBT.

Materials and Methods: A cohort of 235 patients with functional gastrointestinal symptoms undergoing breath test with 50 g glucose solution, immediately followed by upper endoscopy were surveyed. The acute gastric injury in endoscopic images and the GBT for hydrogen (H2) or methane (CH4) were assessed.

Results: The prevalence of acute gastric injury was 28.1% (66/235) after GBT. There were significant differences in GBT positivity (+) with and without gastric injury (25.8% vs 40.8%, p=0.03). In subtypes, GBT (H2) + was significantly lower in group with gastric injury than in the group without. No differences were seen in GBT (CH4) + between two groups. On multivariate analysis, the subtype of GBT (H2) + (Odds ratio (OR)=0.42; 95% Confidence interval (CI)=0.20-0.90; p=0.03) inversely and female (OR=2.11; 95% CI=1.11-4.00; p=0.02) were significantly related with gastric injury. Whereas gastric injury was the only independent related factor for GBT + inversely (OR=0.51; 95% CI=0.27-0.97; p=0.04).

Conclusion: Highly concentrated glucose might provoke acute gastric injury, which could predict the absence of SIBO.

Cite this article as: Kim YJ, Paik CN, Lee JM, Kim DB, Yang JM. Acute gastric injury after ingestion of substrate with hyperosmolar glucose and benzoate inversely related with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. Turk J Gastroenterol 2020; 31(6): 425-32.

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