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Is there a medicine or solution to it? On Apr 27, 2011, at 10:32 AM, mschild <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth has been found to be highly prevalent in > Parkinson's Disease. Parkinson's Disease is associated with gastrointestinal > motility abnormalities that could favour the occurrence of small intestinal > bacterial overgrowth. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of > small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in people with Parkinson's Disease. The > prevalence of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth was far higher in people > with Parkinson's Disease. It occurred in over half (54%) of all people with > Parkinson's Disease, in contrast to only 8% of people that do not have > Parkinson's Disease. The severity of Parkinson's Disease was also very > significantly related to small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. > > This can lead to the following symptoms : excess gas, abdominal bloating and > distension, abdominal pain, and diarrhea or in some cases chronic > constipation.The researchers suggest that the gastrointestinal motility > abnormalities that often occur in Parkinson's Disease might explain this > association. > > Movement Disorders [2011] 26 (5) : 889-892 (Gabrielli M, Bonazzi P, > Scarpellini E, Bendia E, Lauritano EC, Fasano A, Ceravolo MG, Capecci M, Rita > Bentivoglio A, Provinciali L, Tonali PA, Gasbarrini A.) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn