The reason you felt better while pregnant is because when pregnant your body is producing huge amounts of dao enzyme, which breaks down histamine. When your baby was born, that stopped, which is why you felt worse again after. Sibo can cause histamine intolerance.
Low stomach acid may be the surprising culprit for SIBO and bloating a lot of people who have Sibo always treat the condition but they never treat the underlying cause which is why the Sibo comes back what you want to do to get rid of this issue is to increase the acidity in your stomach by using betaine hydrochloride with pepsin i would start with 3000-4000 milligrams for a heavy protein dense meal trust me do this for 1-2 months you will see wonders
I just got some! Betaine HCL... GAME CHANGER! I can eat without experiencing belly pain and bloating. My bloating is awful. I can even eat a high FODMAP meal with no problem if I take Betaine HCL.
@@imsooblue I am currently using Betaine HCL with Pepsin. The brand is Dr. Clark Store. I take 1-2 capsules right before meals. There are 620mg of Betaine HCL and 180mg Pepsin in one capsule. I also started taking sodium butyrate, berberine, and oil of oregano before bed on an empty stomach with great success.
@@imsooblue Glad to hear that it's working for you. So, if you don't mind me asking, how do you know if you are experiencing die off? I've heard of this but not sure if I have experienced it or if maybe I'm just not that in tune with my body. It almost seems preferable to experience die off, because it's like confirmation that what you are doing is working. What are the signs of die off?
@@imsooblue ok! Well that explains it! I was doing the berberine, butyrate, oregano megadoses at night for about a month and was experiencing several of the symptoms that you listed but I just assumed they were unrelated. I experienced the intense, insatiable hunger (I attributed to hormones), brain fog (again, thought maybe hormones or stress). Most notable was the stuffy nose! Oh my, it was completely shut for the entire month, making it difficult to eat and sleep (I attributed this to pollen season, as I live in South Louisiana). I stopped taking everything about 2 weeks ago when I found out that part of my GI Effects test had to be redone bc one of the vials was expired. Ironically enough, it was the vial that checks for parasites. Super frustrated because you are not supposed to be actively trying to heal your gut 4 weeks prior to providing the sample for the GI effects test. And I started taking the supplements immediately after sending off the samples not knowing that I would have to redo one of them. So now that I am processing this entire situation and after reading your symptoms, how ironic is it that since I stopped the 3 supplements a couple weeks ago my breathing has returned to normal, I'm sharp as a tack with no mental fog and my appetite has normalized. I really think I need to just pay more attention and put more effort into connecting the dots, especially after starting a new way of eating or new supplements. It all makes sense now. I plan to continue treating with the trio again after I provide this sample, however not looking forward to possibly experiencing those symptoms again. I'm assuming you have not taken the GI effects test if you are still unsure of your diagnosis. Is this something your doctor can order for you? Thank you for taking the time to share your story! The info was SUPER helpful!
Thank you for your story. For 15 years, I have spent over $20K out of pocket expenses for Drs to keep testing and retesting and prescribing all the wrong things. I am a GERD, burning stomach, flatulence sufferer. I watch what I eat and cook 90% of my food at home, but when I am traveling everything goes wrong. I was recently hospitalized after eating Brussel sprouts alone. I was in so much abdominal pain, I couldn't walk. At first, they thought it was an intestinal blockage, and so I was cut open yet they found nothing. I am not upset about my unnecessary 6-inch abdominal scar, I'm pissed they didn't find anything. Some days are better than others but when I am so distended like today I go into anxiety overdrive. I have been doing research this week on methogenisis and your story comes so close to mine, including the improved symptoms during pregnancy. I am requesting a SIBO test and will get back to you in a couple of months when someone takes me seriously.
I am SO sorry you have been through all that!!! Wishing you the best of luck as you move forward. Thank you for sharing your story with me. I can totally relate. Keep me updated!! 💙💙
hang in there! and keep in mind that when you have anxiety, your body can not self-heal. my experience taught me that i need to learn how to relax myself, calm my brain down and my body does the healing. of course 5 hr breaks between meals help a lot too
Look into low HCL levels in the stomach. As well as low bile and lack of pancreatic enzyme symptoms. And dont ask your doctor... do the research yourself.
Melissa D Sounds like low stomach acid issues. Hcl and enzymes may help. Also lifestyle changes to get rid of stress and worry help too 🙂 Low fodmap is probably a good way to go until things are back to normal.
In some cases, it may be the symptoms of low hormones. This started happening to me during perimenopause. Our estrogen and testosterone helps and protects us with so many body functions. Anyway, I am now taking Bio-identical hormones and SIBO has gotten better, not completely gone yet, but much better. Menopause Taylor on youtube gives so much information on our hormones. She is a retired Gyno. You may want to check her out.
Today my breath test came back showing high methane levels (from the start). Sometimes the bloating is so bad that it impairs my breathing, like I can’t seem to breath in deeply. Which is very uncomfortable. Not sure what the next steps are or should be. Besides the bloating and burping I also experience a lot of fatigue and brainfog. No constipation though, which is usually common with methane sibo.
I’ve been having stomach issues since I was 15 . I’m 46 now . No doctor has ever helped me . Just anti acid and prescription for ibs or gerd . Always had issues with acid reflex , really extreme And constipation . Stomach issue run in my family but no one has had positive results from doctors. 2 years ago I got to where I became allergic/ intolerant to my foods. Took out gluten, dairy, some meats, carbs etc . Try different things, it helps for a little then back to the same issues. Went to the doctor no help so trying to figured it out myself . Was fine for almost a year and lost 30 pounds . Then it hit me again and gained weight back , I get tired, migraines , nausea, bloating , pain etc . Someone told me the other day maybe it my gallbladder . Everytime I eat I’m a mess even fuzzy thinking , get super cold , tired like my blood pressure lowers Idn just guessing . Last year for 3 months my hair just started falling out . I now have about half the amount I started off with , before it started falling out . This went on for a few months. I am now looking at imo and SIBO to see if maybe this is what’s up ! At least you have gone further then me . My doctors have always resorted to anti acids . I can scream with this over 30 years , many doctors and diet changes . I’ve never eaten bad because of this issue and always fought my weight . Sad that people have to figure out this on their own
Hi Christine I understand, it’s terrible I have put on 20kg. Been to specialists everywhere, had biopsy’s etc.stilllook 9 months pregnant. I am allergic to lactose, all sugar and fructose. I have done EVERY EAting PLAN. Have the symptoms you have.
I had gas, bloating and constipation also from methane sibo. I took plain dairy free yogurt and the gas and constipation is gone. I’m also taking celery juice and it’s awesome. My stomach is going down.
Thanks for your video!! You give me hope that you can be pregnant and raise a family with these awful illnesses. I also have methane dominant SIBO and have listened to the top researchers on this who recommend Atrantil, Biogaia (L. Reuteri) and S. Boulardi. If you go to “the healthy gut” channel on you tube, Allison Siebecker lists all the bests natural ways to deal with Methane Dominant SIBO and that’s actually the name of the video! Good luck to you!!
I dont think it should be your sibo story but your sibo update, because u havent found the root of the problem and hast been cure. I understand because I have it n I'm still fighting it
Thanks for the advice!. I'll keep that in mind as I make more videos. I am new to youtube and just learning. It is terrifying putting yourself out there like this. It's unfortunate that some people need to make rude comments when someone else is expressing themselves, but I'll just use this as a way to make future videos better. Try to be kinder next time, but I appreciate the advice. :)
You're right and I'm sorry. I'm trying to figure out how to deal with SIBO, myself, and I feel like it's making me act mean. I'm not normally like this! I keep crying and I have no energy. None of this has anything to do with you and I'm so sorry I was rude. I hope you find the answers, too. Thanks for calling me out. It was very mature the way you handled my comment.
Thanks for apologizing. I know i have a LONG way to go to improving my videos. I am working on it!!😊😊 I hope to one day be able to help people with my videos. Right now my focus is really improving my quality and getting more confident. But i hope one day i will have better advice videos. This video was mainly to tell my story, so in future videos where that are more focused on advice i van refer people to this one and dont have to tell MY whole story over and over again, if that makes sense. Im sorry that i couldn't help you! I am working on solutions and will share as soon as i find them! ❤❤
There's nothing wrong with your video, honest. I was taking my frustrations out on you and very unfairly. Just because you didn't give me the answer I am looking for (which probably doesn't even exist), doesn't mean I should have downvoted it. Seriously, I've been feeling like a jerk about it all night. I wish you all the best and wholeheartedly apologize, again. ✌️
@@jewelli6536 ..Perhaps the meanness is a sign of being overwhealmed..I have that as well..I take extra vitamin C, a B complex and D3...and exercise..I also limit what I do that causes stress...and learn to trust that God won't give me more than I can deal with...which means I set boundaries, pray and study the Bible..(Psalms are great)
One thing I find infuriating. Lots of people with these types of illness go through lots of doctors. I'll bet they still charge the **** out of you, don't they. That isn't right . . .
Thanks for sharing your story! I have methane dominant SIBO as well so I know how frustrating it can be. I've tried working with a holistic health care provider and traditional GI. Still no relief unfortunately. Have you found anything over the past couple years that has helped?
I have methane dominant and found a lot of relief from three weeks on the elemental diet. Then I moved to the Bi-Phasic SIBO diet with antifungals to address underlying SIFO.
Thank you for sharing your story. I think persistence pays. When it comes to stomach healing we need to be patient and vigilant. The liver needs support and cleansing as well.
Aimee Esther Anytime 🙂 When dealing with the stomach it’s really difficult to know what is helpful and what’s harmful. Ive found getting rid of gluten, dairy, and eggs is helpful. I believe bloating also means food isn’t moving through your system properly so anything you can do to support digestion is helpful like eating organic, taking digestive enzymes, getting enough fiber and taking good care of your liver which produces bile. Ive also learned when your liver is sick or overwhelmed it can make it so you have low stomach acid which allows bacteria to overgrow. Stomach acid helps with keeping the intestines clean. Hcl pills help support stomach acid levels as well as apples cider vinegar. I hope you continue to feel better and better until things get back to normal. 🙂
I have just been diagnosed with methane sibo, i await treatment.... i think i want to go to a holistic holiday resort where you eat nothing and cure everything...
Some RU-vidrs try so hard to be entertaining by being so animated and feeling like they have to be so cheerful and have all kinds of graphics and stuff and here you have a young Mom showing that all you have to do is be sweet, be yourself and tell your story just the way it happened! That's it! Great job!!
I came across The Root Cause Medical Clinic located in Florida and California because I have symptoms similar to SIBO and a hiatal hernia. I have not done their treatment yet because in my case it will cost more than $5,000. But I want to share this info in case someone wants to consider this clinic. They use a “functional medicine” approach. I hope everyone going through health problems, including myself, feels better in the Name of God. Hug!
I have been bouncing around doctors and had problems with my intestines and they think its IBS. I started milk and water kefir to increase pro biotics and it cured my intense stomach pain and brought me back to normal. I also found out that turmeric mixed with 1/4 tea spoon black pepper mixed with fatty foods increases stomach acid and many other important health benefits. However it reacts with IBS symptoms and I have experienced that so I decided to use it sparingly. The milk and water kefir, but especially the water kefir saved me the intense pain and are the best things I can recommend. Water kefir causes me more heartburn so I am going to add baking soda to the mixture to stop that but when it's bad, milk kefir calms my stomach down completely
I'm absolutely stunned to know your story. I'm suffering like hell and I feel for you. My doctors put me on RIFAXIMIN before even conducting the breath tests as they wanted to test my sibo through clinical trial instead. It's only made things worse. I'd like to know your experience with this type of antibiotic. How did it make things worse for you and for how long? And help and answer would be much appreciated :)
The antibiotics help a week. At first my test was suspicious for H SIBO, after Rifaximine, it became full blown Methane SIBO. It just wiped out my normal bacteria and gave opportunity to non- bacterial organisms to grow. Wrong decision to take Rifaximine 😮💨
Hey Aimee. I also have methane dominant SIBO. I take Atrantil every day and it helps me live a normal life (until the science catches up to tell us what the underlying problem is). Glad to hear you're doing better, but if things get worse I'd give Atrantil a try. :)
@@Aimee_Esther It's a natural supplement actually. No prescription necessary. :) It looks super gimmicky (in marketing) because the FDA has not approved it as a SIBO supplement. But, it's honestly changed my life. I actually have a few videos about it that explain how it works. atrantil.com/ It was developed by a gastroenterologist who happens to also be a functional medicine doctor, which is definitely a rare combo.
Finally someone in this thread mentioned prokinetics-which seem to be being recommended more and more. They work by sweeping the overgrowth to the colon where it (more or less) belongs. Lots of success stories from people who have used ginger and artichoke extracts in a supplement such as Motility Activator or Motility Pro.
Your story sounds identical to mine. A few weeks before my wedding last year (which was so stressful it nearly killed me) I started developing stomach issues. My stomach would hurt after I ate and then slowly each month that passed I became more and more sick. It got to the point where I lost 10lbs (which I became underweight) and became angry with food because all it did was hurt me. Eating was so hard because I would feel full after a few bites and be so bloated I could barely breathe. I was nauseous all the time, in pain and I stopped getting hunger signals. At my lowest point I was lucky if I could just force down some chicken broth and a few crackers in a day. It was so awful. I also had the burping/hiccuping even just drinking water. It was a nightmare and I cried constantly because I felt like it would never end and I couldn’t live like that any longer. I had an endoscopy and it showed I had mild acid reflux and gastritis. Anti-acids made it worse and amoxicillin did nothing. Going on an elimination diet and eliminating my food sensitives (like chicken, almonds and gluten) really helped me a lot but I was still suffering with the symptoms. I only did the diet for a couple months and then started eating regular foods again. I was just about to take rifaxin when I discovered that two supplements I just started taking, were helping me so much. I started taking digestive enzymes once or twice a day with my meals and “Terra Origin - Healthy Gut” this was my holy grail. It completely knocked out my SIBO in just a week. I was finally, finally free of the symptoms that plagued me for so long. I still can’t believe how powerful this little powder is and how much it changed my life. It’s honestly a miracle. I highly, highly recommend it and I really hope it could help you too!!!
Thanks so much for sharing your story with me!! Ill have to give that a try sometime. Im currently pregnant but once baby comes and im done breastfeeding I'm going to try some new treatments for sibo!
Aatif Charfare yes! I have not had SIBO come back but I have noticed that over the last year my digestive system gets sensitive very quickly when I’m under stress. I recently moved and for the last two weeks I’ve been under a crazy amount of stress. I started noticing some of my symptoms creeping back (nausea especially in the AM, feeling full quickly, bloating, loss of appetite, indigestion/sour stomach) I immediately started taking the gut repair supplement I recommended in my previous comment (by terra origin) and the next morning my nausea stopped for the first time and all my symptoms have decreased to about 20%. It honestly blows my mind how much this supplement has changed my life. I cannot recommend it enough. I don’t understand fully why I get these symptoms and why the supplement makes such a huge and fast difference for me but I cannot live without it!
Aimee Esther sorry I missed your comment. Please give it a try!!! I just gave an update and once again this supplement has helped me immediately. I really hope it could work for you too!!
Did you fix your problems completely? I’m in a similar situation and I’ve lost 45lbs. Doctors can’t find what’s wrong with me. I might need a feeding tube at this point
I might have sibo. I need a test. But I started celery juice today. I'm going to bring my acid level up with celery juice first and I'll add that botaine HCL stuff in a few weeks. I'm testing the waters.
@@Aimee_Esther when you bath?time plz.Did you bath after eating fud?when you sleep?when you wake up?Do you zinc deficiency?Did you eat leafy vegetables regularly?.plz reply sis.
Try Atrantil, it is a natural supplement that they use to help cows produce less methane. I am an ICU nurse and I have SIBO as well, which was identified on a CT scan. I have not been tested to evaluate which type I have, but I am trying this along with berberine and oregano oil to see if it makes a difference. I have POTS as well, so I understand what it is like dealing with both conditions.
Hi there. Wow, your story is incredible! I’m curious, with the methane SIBO do you have constipation? I believe I’m suffering from the same but with no stomach pain but with severe constipation.
I'm in the same boat as you antibiotics for two straight years off and on all the herbals off and on my only system is that I'm super bloated breath test shows hydrogen and methane sibo I know a few people who flew out of the country to get the fecal micro transplant and they all had sibo and they're cured unfortunately I don't have the cash for it
God Bless you. I have SIBO too. Trying the Xifaxan for two weeks, followed by the elemental diet for two weeks, followed by the low fodmap diet combined with herbal antibiotics. I will let you know what results I have.
I did the carnivore diet for a year. Turns out it doesn't kill it off, all the bloating comes right back when you reintroduce foods. This is according to mainstream and holistic professionals. You will have to actually take something to get rid of it. That's where I'm at now, trying to figure out what to take.
@Trace Hillier I have same problem like u... Plz suggest me what treatment u had done.. Because I don't have money to investigate to go to hospital... Plz reply me
I read somewhere your pregnant your body goes into a different mode and chronic illness you have can go away. Your body gets stronger In a way because you are carrying a baby. I know someone who has chronic gastritis and it went away while they were pregnant too.
Aimee. So do you have any acid reflux issues now? I asked you because I am a SIBO/Methane. My issues started having a burning sensation in my stomach. I went to the doctor and they prescribed me anti acid medication. It felt good for a couple of weeks and then my stomach got bloated like yours. I started burping a lot after each meal. I had an endoscopy and they didn’t found gastritis or ulcers. My esophagus was so irritated from all the burping that I had to be on a liquid diet for a month. I stoped the anti acid medication because it was making me feel worse and the GI doctors were not listening to me. I went to see a naturopath afterwards she gave me some natural supplements to heal my esophagus and calm my acid reflux issues. Then she gave me probiotics which is the worst thing you can take when you have SIBO. My stomach then got more bloated and it was very painful. At that point we decided to do the breathing test for SIBO and it came positive. I took Rifaximin and It didn’t do nothing. I was feeling frustrated because my acid issues were still there and my stomach pain was getting worse with the medications they were giving me and the low fodmap diet was not helping me. I can’t eat many of the stuff in the low fodmap diet anyways because of my acid reflux issues. I’ve been dealing with SIBO for a year now and it’s very frustrating. I’ve also done a 3 month course of herbal antibiotics and recently finished the elemental diet. Recently, I found out I have LOW Stomach Acid (Bile reflux) which is the root cause of my SIBO and yeast overgrowth.
Yes!! This sounds just like me! I was first prescribed antacids and it ended up making me worse. I have acid reflux as part of my SIBO. And the rest of your story sounds similar to me too! Methane sibo is the wort because Xifixan doesnt help. I tried herbals and they didd nothing either. Its so hard!!
Hi. You have no idea how much i thank you for sharing your story and the whole time i thought: oh my, you poor thing:( So happy you are doing better and helping us:)) Thank you so much
i just got diagnosed with sibo, ive been struggling with symptoms for years but they recently got extremely bad and painful so i finally went to the doctor. i dont know what i should do, take my antibiotics and go for low fodmap or really up the acidity with lemon, acv, etc.
I don’t have Sibo, however I watch Dr Berg videos I research health and wellness and the amount of people that have benefited from his recommendations is overwhelming. Everything is explained clearly in a few minutes and he gets to the point and you understand what’s going on with you. I watched a video from him on SIBO. I personally couldn’t function for years now I am from taking his advice and recommendations. People with crippling fibromyalgia have taken his simple and effective advice that pin points to the root cause and no longer have pain. After years of trial and error and sifting through so much information. He makes simple sense and I hope that you will benefit too from his advice. Try healthy Keto and Intermittent fasting for a week or two and see if you start shifting in your condition. You have nothing to lose. All the best.
I am starting to think that methane based Sibo in women is due to fluctuating Progesterone and it's a hormonal disorder side effect because progesterone helps with gut transit times.
Hi can sibo also cause horrid breath. Since we have been masking I noticed my breath smelled like sulfur and felt like it could smell a whole room. I have bloating first sure. My np didn’t do sibo tests but went ahead a prescribed xifaxan
@@Aimee_Esther Great Plains Labs has some good urine tests, too. Which lab did yours? Have you followed Byron Herbalist on RU-vid? He has an excellent case study on Methane SIBO and how he was able to successfully treat a patient for which other therapies and antibiotics had failed.
What is archea ? I don't understand and Google translate neither. French is my native language and I've never heard about archea regarding of digestion issues. 😆 Thanks.
Watched your video,umm, you said you have pots,it is a disorder of autonomic nervous system,and hence in some way,it is affecting your small intestinal motility, due to which the colonic bacteria are going up in the small guts,and causing sibo,I think you should have medication which increases intestinal motility,and lower abs motility exercises,sibo is also very common in diabetic autonomic neuropathy,the mechanism is same,where intestinal motility gets restricted, hope that helps you,I myself am also a doctor,Dr.Soumik,nice meeting you.
Have you tried the elemental diet yet? I’m just finishing my first week of it and I’m planning on going for a full four weeks as I have had SIBO for at least ten years and think it’s going to take all the extra effort to get rid of it.
I have SIBO and have just started the (specific carbohydrate diet) and its helped me a great deal. I've only been on it for about 2 weeks and I feel so much better!! I still have the bloating (but its better) and the stomach pain, nausea, headaches, and indigestion has gone. The specific carbohydrate diet heals the inside of your gut and is the only thing that might work. Get the book on the specific carbohydrate diet called Breaking the Vicious Cycle: Intestinal Health Through Diet. Watch the video by the woman who wrote the book Dr Elaine Gottschall.
@@margiepalmer9519 I have been doing this for about 2 weeks also...lifelong bloating went to normal in the first few days! still have terrible motility though :(
I had to abort the elemental diet after 12 days due to blood sugar problems. My insulin and later cortisol got so out of wack. I stopped being able to sleep and started getting very emotionally distressed. I also developed more inflammation aches and pains. Bloating did not improve at all when I came off. I regret it.
Ah sooo soooo glad i found this video. I have been seeing a nutritionist recently and she started me on a low fodmap diet and within the first week my excessive bloating stopped. I am on week four and have started taking nutritionist prescribed antibiotics to kill Sibo. For 8 yrs i have suffered. The doctors would say its all in the head but fk it never really was, it wasn't until my chiropractor who does accupunture on my bad back recommended me to see a specialist for bad kp on my arms, I consulted her 7 months later and told if my systems and now I finally am seeing light under the tunnel. Ppl would alway ask me how many months pregnant i was bcoz my tummy was so massive. So yeh guys please know there is hope u just need to consult someone who will orders tests which a normal GP wont normally do. 🧡🛐
I have SIBO too and it’s terrible!! I tried many different diets of gluten free, dairy free, and others and still had intense bloating and stomach pain. Eventually I got a blood tests for Celiacs and it came back negative and the hydrogen breath test came back positive for SIBO. I took two different antibiotics after trying a few more diets like Low FODMAPs and others. The first antibiotic was very cheap and made my stomach feel terrible/ symptoms much worse. The second antibiotic was extremely expensive (and the insurance company took months to decide whether or not they would cover it and they eventually decided no) and also did not work. I feel tired all the time and don’t think I am absorbing nutrients well because I am hungry all the time too. Now it is summer break and I am doing a little better because of less intense cross country/track practices and so much less emotional stress from school. However, The SIBO is still there and I am wondering if I have methane SIBo since the antibiotics didn’t work. It’s all so frustrating and hopeless!! Thank u for sharing your SIBO story.
Sorry to hear about your fatigue and hopelessness but you are not alone it this great struggle. I am not a doctor so my advice is just based on my body however, since I had a emergency c section (18 years ago) I've had IBS that quickly turned into chronic SIBO (likely methane dominate). You can throw a lot of money at this thing and not see results but reaching out to support groups is good. Staying hydrated, exercised and taking supplements are good go-to's but you'll still have flares and often for the silliest of reasons like going a first date. Journals, food diaries I've done sporadically which give me some idea what to avoid and what is more successful. Getting proper amounts of sleep is helpful. Reducing caffeine and removing alcohol are good but not a cure all. And a nonstrict FODmaps makes life a bit more managable for me. In you situations your exessess fatigue probably partial may be linked to back to back antibotics so reestabilish those good bacteria in your gut will help that. Wholefood groceries store has a lot of SIBO friendly product that will help you manage this beast. Hugs sister sibo :( Meditation or calming music is helpful for me too
Note: I think the SIBO thing is a lot of "balancing that gut" so generally it seems probiotics after two course of antibiotics is a good thing up to a point. As when I have NOT been on antibiotics and have take probiotics it does make the SIBO worse.
Please guys I need help, doctors ain't helping me ....I have excess flatulence and trapped gas and it's driving me crazy,always trapped gas even after passing some.... please what can help?
Aimee, thank you for your thorough video! What is the name or type of medication that the individual at the POTS conference suggested is better to treat the archaea? Was she suggesting statins?
Hi there, thanks for sharing! I am have methane SIBO. I have been on a lowfodmap diet since Octo 2022. I've added sourdough, lactose free half and half (for decaf coffee) and low fodmap cheeses here and there. Ive done two rounds of antibiotics and many supplements through my dr. I'm tired of the strictness and the overload of supplements. I'm sorry for you long journey, so frustrating! It sounds like you haven't exactly found anything that helps other than pregnancy?
Antibiotics will just disturb gut bacteria. I believe that SIBO is also linked to leaky gut. And leaky gut is in part the absence of certain good bacteria in the gut. Antibiotics kill good bacteria. Antimicrobial herbs I think would be more effective, with probiotics to teat SIBO for that reason.
I'm starting the process of testing for these exact same symptoms as you mentioned. My doctor first thought it was all because of my gallbladder so I had it removed. It was very infected when they removed it but apparently removing it did nothing for my symptoms. I've dealt with bloating and burping for a little over a year now. Stomach pains have just now started too on and off but daily. My primary doctor wants to try digest enzymes next and I have already tried the lowfob diet which didnt help. Acid meds also didnt work. I'm so frustrated and I am about to have to go to a GI doctor. I'm terrified of all the testing but I know my quality of life is terrible right now. I'm 36 and 114lbs but I look like I'm 9 months pregnant. Mine gets worse as I eat throughout the day so many days I put off eating even though I'm hungry. I've lost 36 pounds from when this first started a year ago. I suspect sibo but I'm hoping to find a GI doctor willing to test for that first. I dread a colonoscopy and endoscopy so bad. I'm so sorry you have had to deal with all of this and still have no true relief. You've been through so much... 🙁 I just want to thank you for sharing your story with the world. I've learned a lot just from your video.
Thank you for sharing your story with me. I hope you find some relief soon! Wish i had some better answers for you! Im still looking myself, but sharing my story is something i can do to help bring awareness!
How is your daughter with her stomach ? As you had so many medication in your blood , before the pregnancy .hope your baby girl is not suffering from caliche .
Hey girl, how are you doing this year with your SIBO? I deal with wicked 9 month pregnant looking bloating too and the burping. As of yet, I have not found anything that helps.
Hi! I am currently 24 weeks pregnant, so it's kind of hard to say. Once this baby comes I need to do an updated SIBO video. I haven't done much for SIBO since i've been pregnant, but it is still here for sure. Pregnancy can change the SIBO too so I don't want to say much of an update until this baby comes and things calm down.
Which is the best hour to take antibiotics in this case? It has to be with meals? And it has to be like 12 hours to 12 hours to next dose or one dose each day?
It's okay that you didn't like it, I agree it is a downer. But it's also the truth. I wish it wasn't and I had an exciting ending and the secret to getting rid of methane SIBO but so far Ive come up with nothing. If you have any tips let me know!
