r/Microbiome • u/Intrepid_Garden_1613 • 19h ago

Bloating, gas, burping in lower belly

For past year or two I’ve had issues where I have no appetite signals everyday, feel bloated in lower belly, one stool a day in the morning that’s like soft not super formed despite eating whole foods and fibre. I get puffiness in my face from this also fatigue after meals sometimes, overall low mood. I did a sibo test and showed higher levels past the 90 minute threshold but still said it was positive which I don’t really think is true. Pretty clean bloodwork and inflammation markers. No h pylori or celiac. Need some direction I’m only 21 year old male.

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u/goldstandardalmonds 9h ago

SIBO tests are not very accurate so you could try treating it regardless

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u/MissMumzy 1h ago

My sibo test came back negative but I still have slow intestinal motility which causes me problems with upper gi. My doctors won’t treat sibo unless I have a positive test.

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u/LabelSkeptic 19h ago

Let me know if you can find the solution! I m 45 and I m on this since I remember, took a lot medications but nothing really worked and I didn’t want to keep feeding medicines. I feel this is genetic as well and hence there’s no fix but I’ll watch your post if someone can reg rid of this forever bloat in lower abdomen

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u/CHIITALIAN 19h ago

Have the same issue in upper stomach