SOCIETY: AGA This session will focus on the current debates about utility of small intestinal microbiome, probiotics and microbiome testing. The first debate will focus on "The Microbiome Conundrum: Unraveling the Influence of Small Intestinal Microbes on GI Symptoms - Debating Our Path Ahead". The second debate will focus on "The Probiotics Paradox- A Clash of Opinions."

Presentations:

LOOKING BACK AT THE ORIGINS OF SMALL INTESTINAL BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH AS A DISEASE ENTITY

HOW DID WE GET TO THE PRESENT DAY CONCEPT OF SIBO?

DISCUSSION: ARE WE ON THE RIGHT TRACK OR DO WE NEED TO COURSE CORRECT?

PROBIOTICS AND MICROBIOME TESTING IN ADULTS: FOR AND AGAINST OF PRECISION NUTRITION IN GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE

CONTEXT IS KEY: WHEN TO CONSIDER PROBIOTICS OR MICROBIOME TESTING FOR NEONATES, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN

DISCUSSION: WHAT DOES THE FUTURE OF MICROBIOME TESTING AND PROBIOTICS LOOK LIKE?

Eamonn Quigley

Houston Methodist Hospital

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