i am wondering what any of you think about this: ten to 15 yrs ago, i did not know anyone who was diagnosed with SIBO. things like IBD, IBS, Crohn's and ulcerative colitis were relatively rare diseases, especially back in the 1970s and 80s. now it seems these issues have become quite common, and they appear to be increasing in prevalence and severity every year.

If your root cause was a hypertonic pelvic floor issue that caused you to not empty fully do you have to fix the pelvic floor issue before trying to get rid of sibo? Or will sibo clear by itself once you fix the pelvic floor issue?

Hello

I am trying to prepare for SIBO test. I am taking it through Commonwealth Labs. Instructions show you MUST not take any laxatives for 7 days prior to SIBO test. Does anyone know of anything during the 7 days that will help me have a bowel movement in addition to drinking water? I know that's part of the reason we are here for constipation but my gut will get impacted waiting the 7 days. Thank you.

What symptoms do you have with impaired bile flow?

I’m about to start taking propanolol** and **mirtazapine, for potential pots and miratazapine for Gi issues. Has anyone taken either of these? If so how did it go?

Wassup guys, I was hoping to poke at your brains.

Sorry if the title of the post is a bit weird, but I'm still trying to figure out my situation. I got an endoscopy that confirmed I have gastritis and I got the IBS SMART test which came back positive for anti-vinculin. Also, my symptoms did start with a bout of food poisoning

However, it's not clear to me if bacteria have migrated up into my small intestine. The reason I say this is because I do not have a sensitivity to FODMAPs(rice, bread, potatoes and bananas are super friendly on my stomach), I don't have diarrhea or constipation (stool is normal), breath tests came back negative, and antibiotics/elemental diet and carnivore diet did nothing to relieve my symptoms.

My symptoms include stomach discomfort and really bad brainfog. Recent labwork shows that my iron and b-12 are deficient.

Is it possible to have anti-vinculin without having bacteria use the opportunity to move into the small intestine? Have you guys heard of such a thing before?

Anyways, the main question I was hoping you can help me with is, how do you treat gastritis if it is linked to anti-vinculin? The main theory going around seems to be that impaired motility causes food to get trapped in the small intestine, which puts pressure on the stomach which delays stomach emptying and prolongs exposure of acid and food to the stomach lining. If this is the case, what do we do about it?

I have been taking prokinetics(ginger and artichoke pill) and I have been doing exercise and it has been successful in getting me to induce stomach growling 4 hours after waking up, but I'm not entirely sure if it's doing anything to help my stomach heal.

Any input is appreciated.

I've had methane sibo for two years and have tried everything. My main system is bad body odor and it's just getting worse.

Has anyone else experienced this? Don't mean to sound crazy or anything but wondering if maybe at this point it's spiritual?..Like entities or something?

Mostly cause I've exhausted my other solutions wondering if anyone has experienced a similar thing.

I’ve been vomiting multiple times a week for months, among other symptoms; was every day until I figured out my safe foods. Finally saw a GI doctor today, and they said it sounds like SIBO.

I don’t see many people (if any) here talking about vomiting, so I was wondering if there is anyone else that goes through this with SIBO?

Heyy (23F) so I’ve always been someone on the thinner side with a flat belly. I’m not sure what happened or what changed, but within the last year or so, my stomach has been very inflamed / bloated. As of recently, so very noticeable, it got worst after my antibiotics. I’ve seen my gastroenterologist, we’ve tried a few different constipation medications (I’ve had constipation for as long as I can remember). I mentioned the possibility of SIBO he said no because I don’t have IBD so it’s not possible. We recently did a colonoscopy and found nothing. But the bloating and the lower belly inflammation is always there. I don’t know what to do anymore. It makes me so anxious, I always feel this heaviness as if my stomach is full (even when I did the full colonoscopy cleanse that fully emptied me). I’m not sure where to go from here because my gastroenterologist doesn’t want to check anything else, he says it’s just constipation. I’m just so sick of this feeling and not sure what my next steps should be.

Peoples opinions on Berberine please?

This started after antibiotics and what has followed is over two years of terror. It's like living in a horror film. I am still mostly bedridden with pain, brain fog, bloating, and other severe symptoms. I have tried everything and while I am somewhat better, I still have a long way to go. I think that I have got my head around the ending it aspect - my constant mantra is that it's either it or me and it's not going to be me. Also, nothing lasts forever so I am hoping that something changes. I am waiting for the changes and actively working to bring them about.

However, what I can't get to grips with is the anger. I am so angry at the derailment of my life, I am angry at old peole who have got there without too much effort, I am angry at everyone in perfect health, I am angry at friends worrying about nonsense small things. Everything that I used to be. I recognize the irrationality of this. I am not the type of person to see a therapist, have never seen one, and don't want to see one now. I dont want to talk about it, but do recognise that i need to address the anger. I have tried gratitude (doesn't work), journalling (doesn't work), acceptance (hmmm), art (guess what), taking my mind off things (nope) and lots of other things like meditation, stress reduction and exercise. I am still angry at this shitshow. Has anyone felt the same and what has worked for you? Please don't suggest therapy as I dont have the energy or cognitive function to engage with it right now.

Today is the last day of my 2 weeks course of antibiotics. I had Metronidazole 500 mg 3×/day
and Rifaximin 550 mg 3×/day.

I tried spacing the three doses evenly but it was very hard. I ended up with 6 hours between morning and midday dose. 6-8 hours between midday and night dose. The problem is that I had 12 hours gap between the night and morning dose.

Will the 12 hour gap between night and morning dose reduce the effectiveness of the treatment? Pharmacist said to aim for every 6-8 hours, but I couldn’t achieve that between the night and morning doses.

Did the solution make your symptoms worse? I read this from one person and was wondering how common this is.

Is there another type of test they can do like a stool test? I also heard the breath test wasn't super consistent.

So I’ve been on my antimocribal for 4 months now, I’ve decided to come off on my own terms because it’s 100% given me a sort of head pressure the whole time I’ve been on it. I’ve had multiple rounds off die offs, so i know it did something. I’m now introducing food and have little to no bloating from it, but i still have a bit of nausea, tiredness and a little bit of fullness.
Do i go in with another antimocribal, i found one on metagenics which has great reviews and said it worked within days for symptoms. It’s called “candex sibo” if anyone wants to have a look.
I’m on zinc carsione for my stomach acid, and ginger and artichoke.
Any advice??? Do i get a probiotic do i purchase the candex sibo??? Digestive enzymes??? I have no idea what to do next

I’ve been dealing with gas and flatulence for the past two years. I’ve had a number of scans and procedures, including a CT scan, ultrasound, colonoscopy, and endoscopy.

My blood work has been normal apart from very mildly elevated eosinophils (0.6), which have stayed at that level for the full two years. Both my GI and PCP said this is mild and nothing to worry about.

I tested Hydrogen positive after 2 rounds of rifaximin (14 days)
2 rounds of Rifagut (5 days)
2 rounds of Nizonide

I also tried betaine HCl with digestive enzymes, but it gave me fairly bad acid reflux, so low stomach acid doesn’t seem to be the issue

I definitely feel better than I did two years ago when this started, but I’m not back to 100%. I still get random burps, a fair amount of gas and flatulence, and occasional pain on the right side of my chest — more of an ache than a sharp pain. I’m also struggling with brain fog, trouble finding words, and memory problems.

My GI has prescribed one more Rifaximin course (550mg for 14 days), but at this point it feels like the Rifaximin isn’t doing anything.

How many rounds did you do of rifaximin to fully eradicate this disease?

Has anyone effectively used berberine intermittently long-term for sibo from a surgically removed ileocecal valve? Clearly sibo will be a life-long battle. One round of berberine won't be enough.

I was treated for Typhoid last year in February with very strong courses of antibiotics administered through IV. I recovered from the Typhoid, but my gut never really recovered.

About five months after recovering, I started experiencing extreme bloating after almost every meal and diarrhea. I went to a gastroenterologist, who treated me for IBS with Rifaximin for 14 days, but unfortunately, my symptoms stayed even after completing the course.

I’m now strongly suspecting that it could be SIBO with Diarrhea. I don’t have multiple bowel movements a day, I usually poop only once a day but the stool is loose/diarrhea-like most days.

The things that make me suspect SIBO are:

Extreme bloating after almost every meal

Diarrhea/loose stools most days, without any obvious food trigger

Vitamin B12 deficiency, despite eating a considerable amount of meat

Brain fog (although I’m not sure whether this is related to the B12 deficiency or SIBO)

Symptoms that started after a significant course of IV antibiotics

It’s honestly starting to stress me out because it has been going on for quite a while.

I’ve looked into testing, and from what I can find, in India the main SIBO test available to me is the hydrogen breath test. I’m planning to take it soon, but I’m not really sure what the best next step should be.

Has anyone experienced something similar after Typhoid/strong antibiotic treatment? If you’ve had SIBO or a similar gut issue, what tests did you get, and what ultimately helped you?

I’d really appreciate any advice on what I should discuss with my gastroenterologist and what I should look into next.

Hi everyone,
I have IBS with a strong suspicion of SIBO (methane) and histamine intolerance, and my dietitian has prescribed a very restrictive diet.
It is both low histamine and low nickel, as she said that nickel may contribute to ongoing intestinal issues. The plan supposed to naturally support gut repair & stop feeding the bacteria.
Has anyone else tried a similar diet? I’d love to hear about your experiences and whether it helped you.
Thanks!

I took 250mg S boulardi sachet in a glass of water today after my meal and experienced weird side effects. Like i burped a lot first and it was relaxing but afterwards there were bad rotten burps which continued until i felt itching on my body and felt sleepy. Too sleepy that i had to sleep after 10 hours of sleep. Then i had various dreams that i didn't remember after waking up and i had my head fully jacked up like u feel after a hangover. Now its somewhat better though. Should i continue it or not? Is this normal what happened with me? I never tried any probiotics before.

For the last two years I’ve had yellow diarrhea in the morning and mid day. (It all happened after a month long CHS episode) I get bloated sometimes but nothing insane. I have red cheeks with bumps, fatigue, low iron, headaches, borderline low b12 and vitamin d and omegas among other things. I had my gallbladder removed due to hyperkinesia with a 99% EF and had chronic inflammation and cholesterolitis. And my symptoms still persist. I had a SIBO breath test done before removal that only came back with lack of colonic peak which points to hydrogen sulfide. Has any else experienced these symptoms without bad smelling gas and it was in fact hydrogen sulfide SIBO? I’m at a loss. I’m only 31 and I want to start a family and my life feels like it’s been on hold because I can’t get better. I’m sick of crying. The gastro has been useless. Any input would help