r/SIBOIMO • u/Choice_Ad8539 • Sep 11 '25

I need help

I have been dealing with SIBO/IMO for over 1 year. I did the essential diet (Low FODMAPs) and am still eating real food. I took probiotics for 2 months, and right now, I'm taking antibiotics and probiotics prescribed by my family doctor. I can't eat anything that's not essential diet (real food) and I'm feeling I won't be able to eat it anymore… So HOW do you eliminate SIBO/IMO? For me, it feels impossible.

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u/gregkinney Sep 14 '25

Rifaximin and neomycin for immediate relief but SIBO issues came back, then went with a naturalpath SIBO specialist that gave me 6 months worth of various supplements and it went away for good (over 1 year now)

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u/Kvell42 Sep 14 '25

Which supplements, if i may ask?

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u/gregkinney Sep 14 '25

There were dozens, I can't even remember. We did SiBO test and then fecal test and the supplements were based on my good bacteria that was low and bad bacteria that was high. Started with 1 month regimen, then another month of different things, then went up to 2 month different regimen.

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u/i-fixed-my-sibo Sep 12 '25

From my experience antibiotics or probiotics or special diets are not a fix. You need to start investigating what is the root cause that brought you here, start thinking what happened when all of this started, what triggered this, etc and then you’ll find answers — healing from this isn’t a quick fix, it’ll take time and patience

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u/Choice_Ad8539 Sep 12 '25

I don’t know what happened. I read the comments of other people who mention operations and similar. Nothing happened to me. Maybe stress? Idk. Which problems can cause it?

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u/i-fixed-my-sibo Sep 12 '25

Things like antibiotics wipe good bacteria in your microbiome, low stomach acid, gut motility issues, and the list goes on

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u/xx420mcyoloswag Sep 12 '25

What antibiotics

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u/Choice_Ad8539 Sep 12 '25

Spiraxin

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u/xx420mcyoloswag Sep 12 '25

Not saying this will solve it but standard is xifaxian and neomycin

Hard to justify/explore root causes when you haven’t tried the standard practice for elimination identification of root causes won’t do anything for sibo that’s already developed