I received a random text from my friend Christine. We hadn’t spoken in months and for some strange reason she felt compelled to text me, “How are you? I’ve been struggling. I have SIBO!” I instantly responded, “Omg I think I have it too!” ...
Elemental diets are more useful for SIBO & IBS as a food clearance mechanism. Many things can irritate the gut, some of which we are completely unaware of, and the process of dealing with food elimination and food allergen testing is both labor intensive and time consuming. People can use ...
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) causes uncomfortable, painful symptoms—but the health risks of the drugs used to treat it can be even more distressing. Check out this article for tips on how to cure GERD without PPIs, H2 blockers, and other medication. Aside from an uncomfortable and ...
How to Treat Rosacea Naturally with a Holistic Approach How to Treat Rosacea Naturally Before we begin, let’s delve into some more information about rosacea so that you have a strong foundation of knowledge to work from, because, believe it or not, 95% of people who have rosacea weren’t...
High-dose, multi-strain probiotics can be very helpful for people with Hashimoto’s in general. However, please note they may be problematic for people withSIBO, which can be caused by an overgrowth of various bacteria, includingLactobacillusandStreptococcusbacteria, which are often found in probiot...
SIBO has also been related to other conditions such as IBD, and coeliac disease, so the causes are likely to be multifactorial and related to disease states of the gut in general. The usual treatment of SIBO is antibiotics, particularly rifaximin, and although repeat courses may be required ...
If you suffer from abdominal bloating and excessive gas, you may want to try a low-FODMAP diet. Gluten-free diet helps to individuals with celiac disease but not likely to others. 3. Probiotics During or aftertreatment with antibiotics,probiotics help maintain beneficial bacteria in your bowel (...
The best way to treat the root cause is by following a version of the Specific Carbohydrate Diet that's custom fit for YOUR needs. When both of us started following the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, we stopped our diarrhea, gas, constipation, low energy, and stomach pain in the first 30 ...
Then, it takes time... The body can heal itself and come back into balance but if it has taken years to get to where you are now, it is going to take a while to recover. For instance, if you have a long history of antibiotic or steroid usage and one of those antibiotics was a...
antibiotic treatment. When treating SIBO, the scientific community doesn’t agree on what type of antibiotics should be used, what dose they should be, or how long they should be used. Physicians will therefore prescribe antibiotics that affect a wide range of bacteria to treat SIBO, which ...