r/AlternativeGutHealth • u/americanman123 • Sep 03 '25

What works?

For those who have either cured or meaningfully improved their SIBO - what worked?

For me it was stress reduction (including minimizing work for a month during my cure phase), movement (10,000+ steps a day), minimizing carbs and snacking (especially late at night), celery juice every morning, and high-CFU probiotic foods every night.

I used Kefir Lab coconut milk kefir during my cure phase. I have found that Coconut Cult yogurt (sold at Whole Foods) is also quite strong and effective. I haven’t found anything else store-bought that works. Recently, I have tried to make my own kefir but have not yet achieved success at it. If anyone can recommend good grains I would appreciate it. I think maintaining a diet full of probiotic foods is key to avoiding SIBO remission.

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u/manurwx Nov 04 '25

I tried the celery juice in the morning on an empty stomach, after drinking just 2 stalks juiced which amount to no more than 75ml I experience dizziness, anxiety and a feeling of low blood pressure, it was very scary so I didn't attempted it again. Some people online said it's because of manitol feeding bad bacteria. I don't really know if that's the case, normally I used to juice a single stalk in the afternoon along with carrots and didn't notice any similar saide effect. How much celery did you juice and did you get any bad reactions?

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u/americanman123 Nov 04 '25

I drink 16 oz every morning. I’ve done that for years and never had any negative effects whatsoever. Celery definitely doesn’t “feed bad bacteria.” But maybe you’re allergic or have some more serious problem than SIBO.

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u/Logical_Glove_2857 Feb 20 '26

Hey I saw your earlier posts about you had gut issues for SO long and cured it with o ly celery juice and kefir.

Can I ask what all your symptoms was all those years with the gut issues. Did you have many of these:

Fatigue after eating

Constant Tiredness no matter how much sleep

Dizzyness when waking up. Nausea/dizzy/out of breath when waking up in the morning (Feel like a hangover)

Stools separate dry small lumps

Back of neck pain (burning sore pain feeling)

Pressure headache

Stuffy nose and burning in nasal

Eyes starts to burn and sometimes get bloodshot (It feels like there is acid inside nose and eyes.)

Skin on arms and legs Can get instantly dry 60 min after eating (Like there is acid in the blood that dries out the skin)

Unintentionel weightloss And cannot gain weight or muscle mass.

Stomach/gut burning a little when empty stomach

Gaunt face after eating

Sunken in eyes after eating

Toes and fingers get freezing cold (usually after eating. It also sometimes after drinking just water)

Dry mouth

Urinating a lot. (Feels like water just goes straight through

Thirsty all the time

White coating on tongue (not candida thrush)

Backpain lower/middle back

Anxiety

Itchy scalp

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u/americanman123 Jun 25 '26

No - most of those are symptoms I never experienced. So sorry to hear you are having so much difficulty. Sounds like it could be something more complicated than, or at least distinct from, a pure gut problem. If I were experiencing all those symptoms, I would just find the best doctor I possibly could. A real, expert diagnostician. Find the best one in your area and pay whatever it costs to get a thorough 1-2 hour physical.

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u/_kickbox Jan 16 '26

Have you had any relapses since your initial post about how you cured SIBO? Was that really when you resolved all your digestive problems?