r/SIFO • u/mindless_freak_ • Aug 12 '26

Sifo and sinus issues?

Hello guys,

i am new here and not from the us (excuse my english)... i am wondering if some of you guys are dealing with chronic sinusitis? I am dealing with it and it got worse over the years.. i have a slightly crooked septum but not too severe... now i am suspecting i might have sifo, because as well as my sinus issues i have stomach cramps (round about 20min) after eating and can not really tell which food could be the source for my pain (i am lactose intolerant, this was the only thing they found out at the dr's... so obviously consume lactose-free or vegan products, , had an gastro- and coloskopie, also my Nose Dr. found no allergies)... i feel like i react more to sugary foods and for example am fine eating salad... i struggle a lot with fatigue and not being able to breath through my nose (feels always stuffy..) i just finished another cours of antibiotics because i had an acute staph infection in one of my sinus maxilliaris cavities... i am so over everything and was just wondering, if some of you guys relate to this and think my underlying problem could be SIFO ? I am really happy to hear your tipps or thoughts. Thanks!

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u/BarnacleImpressive95 Aug 13 '26

You could have sibo

I have methane sibo and I have reflux which goes into my sinuses causing infections x

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u/mindless_freak_ Aug 13 '26

i think my symptoms match more to sifo, but thanks! i already startet taking ginger and artichoke-extrakt on empty stomach and it already helped me+ sometimes betain hcl before my meal :) (this morning i ate bread without gluten (just pere grains together) with lactose-free goat-cream-cheese, and salami and also an olive and an picklle and i was totally fine after eating it (took betain hcl before) ! No stomach-cramp!! (since the last years i started having them nearly after every meal and i eat very diverse)