Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- * Predominant symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease including heartburn, regurgitation
- * Subjects must be able to give appropriate informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- * Prior diagnosis of SIBO
- * Use of PPIs or H2R-anatagonstists in the prior 3 months
- * Major concomitant illness (renal, hepatic, rheumatologic or cardiovascular disease, or malignancy)
- * Antibiotic therapy within one month
- * Prior gastrointestinal surgery including esophageal, gastric, and small or large bowel surgery
- * Previously diagnosed irritable bowel syndrome or inflammatory bowel disease
- * Individuals who are pregnant or breast feeding
- * Patients with plans to become pregnant
- * Inability to take PPIs, including allergy/sensitivity
Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to N/A (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No