The treatment of<unk>  follows two basic principles. When a patient presents with symptoms of<unk> , the treating physician basically has two recognized options for management: * Test-and-treat * Treat empirically Test-and-treat method Although it would seem to be the better way to go in terms of management, there has been recent criticism on the need for such testing because of reliability issues. However, it must be stated that there are options such as the glucose breath test and jejunal aspiration the explanations of which are beyond the scope of this current article. Treating empirically The "treat empirically" route also has its difficulties, which have all come under wide debate and study. Recommendations are varied but seem to find some common ground around the notion that treatment should be individualized to the specific circumstances under which a patient has developed<unk>  since these circumstances affect the complex microbial make up of the affected bowel.Tetracyclines have been the mainstay of treatment for<unk> , but recent studies have concluded Rifaximin to be very effective in the treatment of<unk> . One study by Di Stefano et al., however, concluded Metronidazole to be more effective than Rifaximin in the treatment of<unk> . Surgical management Surgical management is reserved for fixing anatomical causes of bowel obstruction that interfere with normal function once they are amenable to such intervention. These conditions include: * Strictures * Fistulae * Diverticula
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