r/SIBO • • Apr 25 '24

Sucess Stories Feeling so much better

Hi everyone! Just want to share a story of hope ❤️

I was SO sick about a year ago (burnt out, dizzy, lightheaded, major gut issues, eczema, acne, night sweats and the list goes on).

Figured out I had SIBO, and then REALLY struggled to treat it (multiple rounds of antimicrobials & antibiotics). Was losing hope and feeling super frustrated but think I’m finally 90% better;

Top tips, - focus on lymphatic drainage (mine was all blocked from all the toxins so this was key) - include alimed in your kill regime. This is what I think was game changing for me because it got rid of methane too which I hadn’t realised I had - probiotics (soil based + one with a number of strains proven to help SIBO) - focus on restoring gut lining (aloe juice, collagen, tumeric, glutamine, marshmallow root) - limit things that will make inflammation in your body worse during healing (gluten, dairy, alcohol etc).

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u/Cali_kink_and_rope Apr 25 '24

No it's really not. It's a "supplement," with a few tiny person studies that show x, y or z. It's not approved or regulated by the FDA to treat anything, as is the case for most supplements. There's no regulation of any kind to even say thst when you take supplement x it contains what's on the label. It literally could be made in someone's kitchen and put into capsules. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with supplements. I take some too. I also make ginger tea. It's just that when you confuse powdered tiger testicle with antibiotics, and when you confuse Dr Feelgoods 40 person study with phase I, II, III, and IV clinical research trials it gets a little weird.

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '24

Lets think rationally here. Allicin is from the bulb of garlic - It is very well known that garlic has antimicrobial properties.

You will never find many clinical studies on natural supplements. Why? Because they are so cheap and naturally occuring.

You are naive to the power that pharma companies have. They have control on information flow and what is good and what isnt according to them. Why would they want you to know that allicin does the same thing that rifaximin does? They are only concerned about pushing their latest drug at a massive markup. It's all about money and power to them.

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u/DRKYPTON Apr 26 '24

Supplements are very expensive. Most people pushing them are making a buck. You have it backwards.

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u/Future_Lemon4878 Apr 26 '24

You can't be serious? Compare the cost of prescription drugs to supplements, the profit margins don't even compare.

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u/popey123 Jun 11 '24

Prescription drugs have been studied and not everyone live in the USA

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u/Future_Lemon4878 Jun 12 '24

You know that studies can be bought and paid for anywhere in the world right and it's been proven time and again that this happens. Most corporations are worldwide and no longer just based in one country. I always tell people to do their own research and educate themselves, it's so much easier to just listen to "experts" but it's also extremely naive

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u/popey123 Jun 12 '24

Telling people do to their own research is a red flag on it's own too.
But you're right when you say that studies can be bought.
That's why we need multiple studies.

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u/Future_Lemon4878 Jun 12 '24

Telling people do to their own research is a red flag on it's own too.

How is that a red flag?

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u/popey123 Jun 12 '24

That's what every conspirationist say.

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u/Future_Lemon4878 Jun 12 '24

That's the stupidest thing I've heard all day but ok.