How is diarrhea diagnosed? As well as asking about your symptoms and how long you’ve had diarrhea for, your doctor may need to do some tests to see if there’s an underlying problem that needs dealing with. These tests may include: a physical examination of your tummy, and sometimes you...
One large-scale study published in 2023 found people with endometriosis were twice as likely to have comorbid irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and nearly 1.5 times more likely to be diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease than those without endometriosis.8 Comorbid GI conditions include:8 Gastroes...
Since SIBO and IBS patients often experience similar symptoms, it is widespread for SIBO to be misdiagnosed by physicians as IBS. Furthermore, since SIBO patients can experience a wide range of symptoms, this disorder is not uncommon to be undiagnosed. As a result, the symptomatic treatment of...
really hard to find reliable information on SIBO before Christine put me in touch with Dr. C. But there just wasn’t much out there. So I interviewed Dr. Cicerone about SIBO: What it is, classic symptoms, how it’s diagnosed, and how to treat it. Below is my interview with Dr. C...
Does IBS ever go away on its own? It’s possible, but unlikely. While there are several lifestyle factors that can cause IBS (or influence its progression), diet is usually the main culprit. Once your digestive system has started malfunctioning, it’s almost impossible for it to get back...
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), chronic fatigue,diverticulosis, fibromyalgia, and autoimmune disease together affect hundreds of millions of people around the world, but in most cases, patients are told that the causes of their condition are unknown and simply prescribed drugs to manage the symptoms...
Instructions on the various ways to use an elemental or semi-elemental diet with SIBO or IBS. Which supplements to take, how to HELP the diet get rid of bacterial overgrowth...
If you have read a little bit about SIBO already you will probably have seen it mentioned in the same breath asIBS. This is understandable, because as we mentioned in our first blog in this series a lot of symptoms are common to both conditions. Furthermore,studiesshow that while up to ...
Some conditions that may be misdiagnosed instead of endometriosis include:17 Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)18 Large intestine tumor Colon or rectal cancer Ovarian cancer19 Anxiety or depression17 Urinary tract infections (UTIs) Sciatica Migraine ...
I had always assumed I had IBS, but wasn't actually diagnosed until I was in a committed relationship with my now husband. He took me to my endoscopy-colonoscopy appointment and was very understanding. He knew how much of a toll it was taking on my life—when you live together that ...