SIBO can change the way your poop looks, causing what doctors call steatorrhea or fatty stools. You might notice that your poop floats and is looser, smellier, and paler than usual. This can happen to anyone after a fatty meal, but if it happens a lot, it can be a sign of a medica...
That is far from a complete list; which is what makes thediet extremely difficult to follow. Even if the diet alone could provide a “cure” it would be a real legitimate challenge for many SIBO patients. Not only are most ill-equipped to manage a nutritional plan devoid of FODMAPs, but...
What SIBO is and what causes it How to test for SIBO Determining which SIBO treatment option is right for you How to prevent a SIBO recurrence What Is SIBO? “SIBO” is an acronym for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. Our small intestine is meant to be relatively clear of bacteria, wh...
or colon. The small intestine is the place where much of your nutrient absorption occurs. While there are various bacteria naturally present throughout the digestive system, most of it is supposed to be in the large intestine,
I have been working with SIBO for over a year, and I've never found anything as comprehensive and invaluable as the SIBO Academy 8-course program for nutritionists and dietitians. Alicia and Erin break down this condition by covering what it is, root causes, dietary changes, and supplement ...
The majority of ourgut bacteriashould be in the colon. Bacteria can migrate backwards into the small intestine. Or, when there is low stomach acid or poor pancreatic enzyme production,bacteriain the small intestine can overgrow. When any of these happen it causes symptoms, such asdiarrhoea, ga...
With digestive issues like SIBO, it’s not just what you eat, buthowyou eat it. In fact, the way you consume your food could be a big contributing factor to what caused your SIBO in the first place. You can review theroot causes here, but most revolve around a malfunction of the Mi...
ItookXifaxinand felt like a Red Bull King, feasting on whatever I wanted with energy to spare (this is just how normal people feel all the time). But when I was off of it, I began to get sick again. I wasn't certain of what I could or couldn't eat. The diet my doctor...
Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® is offering a special SIBO course, where you will get to the heart of what SIBO is and how you can help clients who are struggling with it. In the course, you’ll learn about the main gases produced by SIBO bacteria, why it occurs, what causes it, an...
To understand why you might need prokinetics, it’s important to understand what good gut motility means. In a normal healthy gut, peristalsis is the distinctive pattern of propulsive smooth muscle contractions. This propels foodstuffs down the esophagus into the stomach via the lower esophageal sp...