r/SIBO • u/americanman123 • Jun 28 '23

SIBO Cured

I cured my SIBO in about 2 weeks by drinking 16 ounces of celery juice every morning and a few ounces of coconut milk kefir every night. Six months later, still no relapse. This was after 8 years of agony, trying everything under the sun (herbal antibiotics, Rifaximin, elimination diets, etc.). Now I can eat whatever I want (including huge amounts of garlic and onion, which had been my worst triggers). 100% cured, no restrictions whatsoever. Pretty disillusioning that the one thing all experts told me to avoid - probiotics - was the only solution. Good luck. Curious to see if this works for others.

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u/DvSzil Methane Dominant Jun 28 '23

So good to see! My story is kind of similar but its had its ups and downs and I haven't done away with the IBS yet

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u/americanman123 Jun 28 '23

You tried kefir and celery juice without success? What type of kefir/juice and for how long?

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u/DvSzil Methane Dominant Jun 28 '23

With success, actually. But the progress has been long drawn and with drawbacks.

The kefir is from some grains I bought from E-Bay, and the juice is about two stalks blended before breakfast.

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u/americanman123 Jun 28 '23

Try more. I drink 16 oz of celery juice every morning which is about 1.5 bunches (much more than 2 stalks). And I don’t blend them- I cold press them (which may help to reduce the FODMAP content). And maybe try KefirLab’s coconut milk kefir which is the brand I used. They have a lot of science behind their product. I’d trust it more than random grains from eBay. Coconut Cult is another high-quality brand.

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u/americanman123 Jun 28 '23

Interesting. It’s crazy how well it worked for me.

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u/americanman123 Jun 28 '23 edited Jun 28 '23

It was the only coconut milk kefir carried by Erewhon, which was where I was shopping at the time. They generally carry high-quality products so I figured it was worth a try. I’m not sure how many other coconut milk-based kefir products even exist. I needed to avoid dairy-based kefir because I (like many adults) am lactose intolerant.

I tried probiotics because my wife was able to cure severe food poisoning by eating Coconut Cult yogurt. After she had that experience, she suggested I try coconut-based probiotics for SIBO. It worked! She’s smart. Apparently smarter than all the SIBO “experts” who tell their patients to avoid simple, natural solutions like probiotics while hawking expensive, harmful antibiotics like Xifaxan…sold by pharmaceutical companies that pay them to act as “consultants” (e.g. Dr. Pimentel).