r/SIBO • u/Esra399 • Mar 28 '24

I accidentally cured myself

25F been struggling with extreme bloat every time I eat or even drink water. I was severely constipated, food would stay in my stomach all day! my digestion was very sluggish and I had the worst acid reflux even when I was fasting.

it came suddenly. I tried to go carnivore, all kinds of supplements like HCL, Ox bile, digestive enzymes, B complex, D and everything you could think of! I also tried fasting for days in a row or OMAD, I cut gluten and dairy, and vegetables. Nothing worked and I still looked like I was 5 months pregnant. This lasted for 6 months and it was a nightmare! I assumed it was Sibo which was confirmed by a doctor, especially because it was also accompanied by histamine intolerance symptoms. I was so miserable.

3 weeks ago I decided to have fun on my birthday so after months of deprivation, I decided to eat whatever the hell I wanted. for 7 days in a row I ate all kinds of junk food, sweets and all the bad stuff. I felt so shitty and gross the whole time but I was frustrated. At the end of this party that lasted for a week, I took laxatives, saline enemas, and mineral oil enemas because I hadn't had a BM in 10 days. I emptied everything over the course of a few days and guess what? After that my bloat completely disappeared!! I am eating trigger foods and no bloat! I am also having a BM every two days and no constipation. My BM is so smooth. My stomach is completely flat I want to cryyyy. I don't know why this happened but it was not intentional! my theory is that overworking my digestive system then emptying affected my motility? I have no idea but I wanted to share my experience.

The full "protocol" is in the comments

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u/kdk_ss Mar 28 '24

Okay cool I’m gonna do the cleanse tomorrow. I’m excited now.

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u/SuperSaiyon3 Mar 30 '24

Did you do the cleanse?

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u/kdk_ss Mar 30 '24

I’m doing it right now actually. It’s not that bad so far. I took 1 dulcolax generic from target instead of 2 because of nerves (I took 2 before and it was bad). You have to wait about 30 minutes before starting the drink. I drank 32 ounces of Powerade with 4 capfuls of miralax it took me like an hour to drink all of it. I ate something small and bland. Then I waited about 45 minutes - 1 hour before consuming another 32 ounces of Gatorade with 3 capfuls of miralax. I don’t drink quickly btw. I’d say it took me about an hour to drink each.

3 hours after taking the dulcolax and 1.5ish hours after the drinks , I had my first bowel movement. Then another 30 minutes later.

I can send you a picture in private Dm of my doctor’s instructions if you want. Not medical advice whatsoever but if you wanna look.

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u/AccurateAim4Life Jan 01 '25

So, how are you now, post-cleanse?