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Proliferación excesiva de bacterias en el intestino delgado - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Multiplicación excesiva de bacterias intestinales; Crecimiento excesivo de bacterias en el intestino.

Tratamiento:

El objetivo es tratar la causa de la multiplicación excesiva de bacterias en el intestino. Para ciertas afecciones, se puede pensar en antibióticos o fármacos que aceleren el movimiento intestinal (fármacos que aceleren la motilidad).

El tratamiento también incluye la ingesta de una buena cantidad de líquidos y nutrición.

Alguien que esté deshidratado puede necesitar la administración de líquidos intravenosos en un hospital. Si la persona ya está desnutrida, se puede requerir un tipo de nutrición suministrado a través de una vena (alimentación parenteral total, APT).

Complicaciones:

Los casos severos llevan a la desnutrición. Entre otras de las posibles complicaciones están:

Deshidratación
Sangrado excesivo debido a deficiencia vitamínica
Enfermedad hepática
Osteomalacia u osteoporosis

Reviewed last on: 5/4/2010
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; George F. Longstreth, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San Diego, CA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Prather C. Inflammatory and anatomic diseases of the intestine, peritoneum, mesentery, and omentum. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 145.

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