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Predictive risk of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) in large cohort retrospective study . A total of 1809 patients who tested positive for SIBO using a Lactulose Hydrogen Breath test ( Brechmann, Sperlbaum, & Schmeigel, 2017 ) . The study looked at which pathophysiological exposures had the most predictive risk of SIBO. They used a statistic called odds ratio (OR) . An odds ratio (OR) is a measure of association between an exposure and an outcome. The OR represents the odds that an outcome will occur given a particular exposure, compared to the odds of the outcome occurring in the absence of that exposure .  For example you can see that being exposed to proton pump therapy makes you 1.4 times more likely than those non-exposed to proton pump therapy to develop SIBO.  This is a great study in that addresses the mechanisms that would lead to impaired clearance of bacteria from the small intestine and the subsequent development of SIBO.  ...

Sunday I was out for a run and all the sudden I felt a breeze go by my head.  It took me a few minutes before I realized that some guy just blew by me and that was not the wind but rather someone running like a jackrabbit compared to my turtle-like pace. My first reaction was... "wow am I that slow?". Then I looked up and saw who it was. I was so thrilled that this man who used to be completely deconditioned was now sprinting by me at such a rapid pace. I was so inspired that I had to take a photo of his obvious orange running jacket leaving me in the dust. Two years ago I used to cross paths with this same man who's level of exercise intensity was limited to walking at a slower than average pace. Since we always crossed paths on the same route I would say hello or wave. Sometimes when I would be driving by and see him out for a walk I would wave and give him a "thumbs up". Over time I have seen his diligent commitment transform him from walker to runner. His bo...