topic Re: SIBO in Wellness

SIBO

bargainsgirl — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 17:47:01 GMT

I have a friend who thinks she may have this intestinal disorder. Has anyone ever heard of it? I never did till now...

Re: SIBO

FatCatinCT — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 21:53:31 GMT

I have SIBO, it stands for small intestinal bacteria overgrowth. It can come in hydrogen or methane. I have methane, of course, the worse of the two. Very difficut to get rid of and can require very and I do mean VERY expensive medications. I am currently taking herbal antimicrobials in hopes to eradicate the overgrowth and not have to do the meds but it's highly unlikely.

SIBO causes severe bloating, gas, tooting, burping, constipation with methane, diarrehea with hydrogen form.

All in all, not a fun thing to have.

An old HSN host, Shivan has SIBO and is a big advocate.

Re: SIBO

bargainsgirl — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 01:33:05 GMT

@FatCatinCT wrote:
I have SIBO, it stands for small intestinal bacteria overgrowth. It can come in hydrogen or methane. I have methane, of course, the worse of the two. Very difficut to get rid of and can require very and I do mean VERY expensive medications. I am currently taking herbal antimicrobials in hopes to eradicate the overgrowth and not have to do the meds but it's highly unlikely.
SIBO causes severe bloating, gas, tooting, burping, constipation with methane, diarrehea with hydrogen form.
All in all, not a fun thing to have.
An old HSN host, Shivan has SIBO and is a big advocate.

THanks for sharing and hope you feel better!

Re: SIBO

Growing — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 16:29:58 GMT

Yes, I have heard of it, and there is a very good book written about this that I found in the public library. I am unsure what the title was but I bet you could search it by the author's name (the Shivan lady) and find it. There are not many books on this subject. I don't think I have it but I do have other unknown stomach issues. She needs to research the organization for this disease and find a doctor knowledgable. Take a list of her symptoms and what helps or makes it worse to the doctor visit.

Re: SIBO

SeaMaiden — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 16:34:04 GMT

Re: SIBO

SeaMaiden — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 16:33:36 GMT

@SeaMaiden wrote:
constipation with methane, diarrehea with hydrogen form. HUH?

is your spelling wrong?

Re: SIBO

candys mine — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 19:01:10 GMT

@SeaMaiden I understood @FatCatinCT to mean that there are Two Forms/Strains of SIBO. In one form, the bacteria give off a Methane byproduct of metabolisim. the other form gives off a Hydrogen byproduct. she further goes on to give some symptoms of each form of the disease.

Re: SIBO

SilleeMee — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 22:22:58 GMT

SIBO won't go away on it's own and needs to be treated. Changing diet and/or antibiotics are common treatment(s) for the condition. There is such a thing called a 'SIBO diet'.

Re: SIBO

Sage04 — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 23:00:17 GMT

@SeaMaiden wrote:
@SeaMaiden wrote:
constipation with methane, diarrehea with hydrogen form. HUH?
is your spelling wrong?
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Didn't realize this was a spelling test. We all knew what she meant.

I'm more interested to know about SIBO (never heard of it before) than how to spell diarrhea. Hope I spelt it correctly.

Re: SIBO

Zhills — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 23:01:18 GMT

There are so many Gastrinomical disorders that it is difficult to determine which one you have. All of them are miserable!

Hope she finds relief and comfort!

Re: SIBO

FatCatinCT — Sun, 17 Oct 2021 21:50:03 GMT

@SeaMaiden if you're referring to my diarrhea, yeah..probably spelt wrong but was just too lazy to look it up. My issue is constipation so I sure do know how to spell that! Methane and hydrogen are correct.

Re: SIBO

granddi — Sun, 17 Oct 2021 21:52:57 GMT

I know nothing about SIBO but my first thought was fecal transplant? Any thoughts or experiences

Re: SIBO

FatCatinCT — Sun, 17 Oct 2021 21:57:34 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
SIBO won't go away on it's own and needs to be treated. Changing diet and/or antibiotics are common treatment(s) for the condition. There is such a thing called a 'SIBO diet'.

SilleeMee is correct, the diet is called Low Fodmap. These are foods that will not sit and ferment in the small intestine causing the issue.

SIBO also slows motility (time it takes from eating to evacuation) which causes the food to just sit, sometimes days and days on end to ferment. Methane version also causes weight gain as the food sits, your system takes in every calorie available whereas someone that evacuates quickly, your body does not absorb as many calories as it's a quick in and out.

There are many facebook groups that are great. Shivan has one.. it has the name of the issues and SOS (don't know if I can post the name but can figure it out)

My doctor follows Dr. Siebecker's protocol.