Gulf War Digestive Health Study

Summary

The purposes of this study are to estimate the burden of disease due to chronic gastrointestinal illness in PG veterans, to evaluate whether Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth (SBBO) is associated with chronic diarrhea in PG veterans, and to determine whether eradication of SBBO reduces symptoms of chronic diarrhea, abdominal pain and bloating in PG veterans.

Timeline

Start

2007-10

Primary completion

2008-10

Completion

2013-12

Drugs

Indications