Eradication of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and oro-cecal transit in diabetics.

Background/aims: Gastrointestinal motility disorders are often present in diabetic patients. Even if this problem has been attributed to autonomic neuropathy, the pathophysiological mechanisms responsible are not completely defined. Aim of our study was to evaluate the effect of eradication of small-intestine bacterial overgrowth on oro-cecal transit time in diabetic patients in order to identify a possible role of bacterial overgrowth on dysmotility.

Link between Helicobacter pylori infection and iron-deficiency anaemia in patients with coeliac disease.

Background: Iron-deficiency anaemia is a frequent finding in coeliac disease. Recent investigations have identified Helicobacter pylori infection as a factor responsible for iron deficiency. We investigated the potential relationship between H.