SIBO: What You Need to Know

Today I am going to talk about small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, also called SIBO for short. And so I'll just cover some main points first; what is it, what causes it, how do you know if you have SIBO and finally, how do you treat it.
Covered in this video:
- What causes SIBO?
- Health conditions and medications that can lead to SIBO
- Dietary approaches for SIBO
- Which is better: antibiotics or herbs?
- Why snacking can sabotage treatment
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[@ginoasci2876]

there’s another reason for sibo and that’s the vagus nerve. it controls so many functions including all the sphincter valves, and one of those is the Ileocecal valve. this valve separates the large and small intestines. if it is malfunctioning and stuck open too many times, bacteria makes it’s way from the large to the small intestines. a malfunctioning LES causes GERD. a malfunctioning pyloric valve causes bile reflux, and that.can irritate the stomach lining causing gastritis which can lead to so many problems. At the end of the day it’s usually STRESS, and/or upper cervical instability. this information i give to all for free because i love you.

[@AttuneMed]

Thank you for this great comment, Gino! This is absolutely true, and we use a lot of vagus nerve therapies in our clinic. Lots of referrals for chiropractic and physical therapy as well. The autonomic nervous system and structural integrity of the body can't be overlooked.

[@ginoasci2876]

@@AttuneMed : very good, maybe you can tell me if it’s possible to regain function of pyloric valve with chiropractic ?

[@Shaljroan30750]

Thank you for the informative video. You are the source of many enlightening shares of medical intellect. I appreciate you.

[@Naturegirl1976]

My new gasterenologist didn't even mention sibo, as a possible diagnosis to explain why I have severe ulcerative colitis flare up constantly. All he wants to do is a colonoscopy and endoscopy. The medical community doesn't care about us.

[@fredlacroix6865]

so much corruption even in the medical field they just wanted to earn so much money at the expense of patients

[@solangeamato2949]

Check if the water you are drinking and showering has too much chorine and choralamine. I found out that I was drinking about 2 liters of "chorine juice" everyday. I am improving a lot now that I discovered this problem in the water. Buy a tester to measure chorine in aquarium water in the pet shop or a tester for swimming pools.

[@rebeka145]

@@solangeamato2949 you mean chlorine ?

[@solangeamato2949]

Yes. I forgot the L!

[@eddieelie4978]

Very informative!!!

[@2075vj]

I was just diagnosed with this and the antibiotics helped for little while. But now I’m back to the discomfort. I will be having a colonoscopy on Monday. Hope we can get to the cause and resolve this completely. Thanks for sharing.

[@jenme7926]

I have a feeling that this video will be a life changer for me! Thanks so much!!

[@mansoorahmed8026]

In every video I found same comments from viewers

[@Frorackous]

How're you doing?

[@servantsofthemessiah720]

She is very good.

[@elenaaraujoborisoff6169]

Concise and helpful! Thank you very much.

[@fatimairfan5652]

Itwepurw

[@MLHealthandLife]

Lots of updates in the last year from SIBO research…don’t take oral iron while doing SIBO tx!!! I’m attempting my 3rd round of tx for SIBO, with IV iron not oral iron this time! Also…need to treat SIBO and SIFO at the same time as they usually go together!!! I’m going herbal this round, antibiotics didn’t work- say your prayers for me! I have severe iron deficiency due to a bad GI/malabsorption

[@AA-hj8er]

are you better now?

[@MLHealthandLife]

I have had improvement with doing 3 months of herbal remedies for SIBO. I’m retesting for SIBO using the new fancy test called trio test- this tests all 3 gases! Will have a better picture of what is going on in there. Definitely feel something other than SIBO is going on, we think mold and toxins and definitely dysbiosis which is a huge research item right now, will be starting a fiber to repopulate and grow my GI garden to help with this while calming my auto immune using DL naltrexone 🙌🏻

[@sbee985]

excellent!

[@stephanieperry1815]

I'm and over the road truck driver.dose the trucks movement be a cause to set off a flair up.

[@abdiboujar2911]

Do you do consulting for long distance patients ?

[@Leshagirl100]

This was very helpful, thank you! I have stage 4 endometriosis and I'm about to get tested for SIBO.

[@hassan4576]

@@mozegeboss2572 what's the page called?

[@hassan4576]

@@mozegeboss2572 thank you so much

[@brendanblock5235]

What supplements do you recommend and what products can be bought over the counter to support motility? Also, I had taken Xifaxan without doing a breath test 4 weeks ago. I found 1 extra pill of Xifaxan in the bottle and decided to just take it 2 days ago. I then completed a breath test today that I submitted to the lab. Do you believe that this 1 recent pill of Xifaxan is likely to skew my result? Thank you!

[@andrewcohen786]

Thank you for this info. Would probiotics help?

[@mjrussell414]

No, they can make it worse (more bloating). I know this from personal experience. You are supposed to follow a special restrictive diet for a few months to kill off the bacteria (good and bad), then repopulate the gut flora with soil-based probiotics. The majority of my more severe symptoms went away, but since I’m off the diet and have reintroduced some troublesome foods, some bloating has come back, so I’m planning to go back on the diet for a while. I found good info on a website called The SIBO Doctor. My naturopath recommended a supplement called Atrantil which helps. I also found that intermittent fasting also helped the gut to heal.

[@andrewcohen786]

@@mjrussell414 thank you for your detailed replay. It helps a lot.

[@denisegirmer4550]

Andrew Cohen agree! Ty!

[@ConfluenceNutrition]

Yes, motility, motility, motility!

[@SFreedberg1]

Thank you for the video. What herbals can be used for Sibo?

[@yamilehodson4362]

Berberine , Oregano in oil capsules, Allicin ..Cero snacks .....

[@SFreedberg1]

@@yamilehodson4362 Thank you for your response. I'm googling all this now :)

[@SFreedberg1]

@@yamilehodson4362 When you say Cero snacks, are you referring to low carb snacks? Asking when I googled, Keto snacks came up in its place.

[@pbg9208]

Marijuana

[@RudyGold]

Chronic stress. Ptsd did me over.

[@RichHandsome]

Rudy Gold look up the linden method it's a permanent cure for many

[@kristibillings1949]

If you don’t mind, Please say how you helped with you ptsd?

[@richardkalmwater5996]

PTSD or C-PTSD? Pete Jackson writes about C-PTSD.

[@lifeiswargodisall7415]

Thanks for your informative video. 24hrs bloated and stomach distension, plus unabated constipation, belching and farting, whether or not I eat, for the past 9 months. Wonder if it's sibo or ibs.

[@heavensblade7631]

If feel you its been 1yrs for me and my life is a mess because of it gonna do a colonscopy monday but im happy i found this video now i can see if i can get tested for sibo

[@denisegirmer4550]

I’m betting chem in past plays a role as well

[@velax4107]

Gluten free and dairy free helps a lot. Magnesium helps constipation. I still have bloating but it takes discipline to follow a strict clean diet which is really the key. If I have dairy it’s the worst. Intermittent fasting helped me but I didn’t like it after a while, it seems drastic. Seems like people in France and Italy don’t have our issues and they eat for pleasure. It’s so frustrating.

[@yvindrikheimkofstad8579]

Hi! Thanks for a good video. I wonder how one is thinking of the following concept regarding Sibo (I got it myself) : pH. Should the pH in small intestine be around 8.0? Is the function of gall bladder liquids and pancreas juices, that all are alkalic, to get the food to get alkalic? So as long as what u eat is more alkalic, it gets more easy to obtain that 8.0 environment in the small int...and then bad bacteria and fungi will not be able to live? As they are designed to live only with acidic pH... (this also requires that u move your body so that food does not stay too long in intestine, and increase the motility as mentioned here) and that u breath good to get oxygen enough , to intestine cells. This is inspired by Robert Young

[@metarock3054]

You are fucking mad. The whole purpose of acidic ph is to kill bacteria😂😂 how can you think bacteria can live there? Theycan live in alkaline environment

[@yvindrikheimkofstad8579]

@@metarock3054 but there are almost none bacteria in the stomach bag....Presence of Hcl is because it is a biproduct of bicarbonate production

[@thegatesofsleep]

I’m assuming I have Sibo. I’ve had irregular bloating for a quite a few years now. Even when I switched to the one meal a day diet (fasting for 23 hours every day) I still have bloating. I’ll definitely get checked out soon.

[@AY-pw7hz]

Take the antibiotics along with probiotics. Don’t wait because it can lead the damage and malfunction in other organs.

[@jesss9927]

My doctor told me no probiotics

[@justflufflez7582]

@@jesss9927How come?

[@maddiec1149]

I was on antibiotics for my acne for a year straight. I then developed a severe sinus infection towards the end and was put on 2 more antibiotics. As soon as my antibiotics ended, I developed severe acid reflux that I’m struggling with every single day for nearly 2 years straight now. My digestive system has slowed down so much that I’m always severely constipated. I’ve had every test in the book done in the past two years including endoscopy, barium swallow, thyroid tests, blood tests, you name it. None of my doctors can figure it out which is so frustrating. I’m finally getting tested for h. Pylori soon if I can get off my PPIs slowly without suffering acid rebound. I’d love to be tested for SIBO but none of my doctors know what it is. I really want to take a more natural approach to being treated because I was on 3 different antibiotics last year alone. Apparently naturopaths aren’t really a thing in Missouri? EDIT: I tested positive for h. Pylori and just finished antibiotics for it!

[@kristibillings1949]

I wish they would respond to your comment.

[@AY-pw7hz]

For SIBO they give you antibiotics too. So it’s the same treatment you’re already on.

[@01brake]

Antibiotics medications have probably destroyed your liver. Goods news is the liver can rejuvenate.Do liver cleanse by drinking juice of fresh beetroots, lemons and apple cider vinegar at least daily. Drink tumeric and ginger teas. Stop taking pills even naturopath supplements they all effect your liver. Give up all processed junk foods, carbs and sugars.

[@abigailtamayo1227]

I was on antibiotics for acne for three years as well! I currently drink celery juice every morning to help me digestion issues

[@Khan-it3qe]

Have you healed?

[@CindyValencia]

i got it fromm being put on antibiotics for acne

[@AttuneMed]

Yes, this is such a common example!

[@mykaylajoy]

What antibiotics are they? I think I could have this and now I'm on doxycycline for my skin so could make it worse??

[@Martin.mattsson]

do u think fasting for 16 hours a day for years can lead to sibo since your intenstines are not moving as much when ur fasting?

[@infiniteg7852]

Has anyone taking Xifaxan? And if so, is it strong?

[@infiniteg7852]

@@beatricelucy6839 still with it.

[@infiniteg7852]

@@mozegeboss2572 stop it

[@Godivahair]

I have SIBO and motility issues due to sluggish bowel due to lyme and MS. Been on many treatments and nothing has worked yet. Help.

[@Janeoffools]

Peacock Maiden Checkout Paleomedicina, neurobiologist in Hungary getting amazing results by diet alone (esp autoimmune diseases). What Zsofia Clemens vids on YT

[@AY-pw7hz]

Omega 3 from SALMON only. And fiber everyday. 3x a day. Also drinking almost a gallon of water everyday and healthy eating. Following this strictly is what cured me.

[@AY-pw7hz]

Oregano oil also helps. And IBgard

[@kristibillings1949]

@@AY-pw7hz ... but doesn’t too much fiber in a person with Sibo make it worse?

[@AY-pw7hz]

@@kristibillings1949 No. Most people who have SIBO are literally Fiber deficient like myself. I don’t know if you’re American, but the American diet and food setup is not setup for people to have fiber.

[@GokkunGuru]

I received my SIBO results today and have both Hydrogen and Methane SIBO. Is that common? Is it possible? I don’t know why and how my gut motility slowed down. I’m just worried that if I go on the antibiotic and or herbal treatment, my SIBO would come back once I get off the meds cuz it’s still not addressing why my gut motility is slowed down. Any thoughts?

[@ConfluenceNutrition]

It is quite common for both to be elevated...the methane bugs live on the hydrogen. There are lots of reasons your motility could have slowed down...figuring this out is important for solving your SIBO, but you can work on this while doing treatment.

[@GokkunGuru]

@@ConfluenceNutrition After getting better sleep and reducing stress in life, my gut issues including low motility, SIBO and GERD just went away.

[@ConfluenceNutrition]

@@GokkunGuru Wonderful news! Congratulations :)

[@Shermccarthy]

What are the natural ways natural antibiotics ways for SIBO treatment I was just diagnosed couple days ago I also have hypothyroidism/hashi motos! She said I was positive after the 1st blow on my testing but I did stay for all 3 tests 3 blows so what are the natural ways for antibiotics thank you

[@lothekitty1327]

Join the sibo support group on facebook & read Izabella Wentz’s book Hashimoto’s Protocol

[@ladsontoure866]

Garlic, oil of orgigano, neem, berbierne

[@monaalshahrani-dg1el]

ماهي اعراضك

[@richiep3520]

I have a fair bit of those symptoms. I had camoylobacter 6 years ago and h pylori 2 years ago. I have very noisy intestines, constant nausea, slightly acidic stomach, Greasy and soft stools. I had endoscopy and colonoscopy done with no issues found. I think testing for sibo might be a smart next move.

[@peachesd.3224]

I am wondering if the Low Fodmap diet hast to be permanent if you have S.I.B.O?

[@abhishekparulekar7965]

No you’ll deprive yourself of essential nutrients. A low FODMAP diet is often recommended for a month, accompanied with anti microbial (rifaximin) for the first two weeks in that month. You can slowly introduce moderate FODMAP foods. And smartly time them later on (such as alternate days.. thrice a week) to keep gut microbiome balanced Also have apple cider vinegar on a fairly regular basis to maintain an acidic environment in the stomach and small intestine

[@ConfluenceNutrition]

Abhishek is correct, the initial phase is mostly to clear or reduce symptoms. The next essential step is to reintroduce foods, to figure out which foods you removed were a trigger. It's likely not ALL the foods on the high fodmap list.

[@josephdennison4890]

Intermittent fasting helped me.

[@daveypak9673]

I've recently started IF , do you have any other tips you have that might have helped you?

[@marcelw1981]

​​@@daveypak9673 many Sibo are sometimes low in stomach acid. so taking betaine hcl and or appel cider vinegar. eat less sugar. dont eat between 18:00 and 8 in the morning.

[@pema9020]

Can drinking milk kefir daily cause SIBO?

[@applestoapples3049]

I want to know this too.. I drink a lot of kefir

[@justflufflez7582]

Dairy products can worsen the microbiome. Assuming its related

[@ekslh9792]

If it’s an organic, non sugary kind, I highly doubt it as kefir is a good probiotic! But if it’s one that’s full of sugar, that could be a problem

[@Scarlett_84]

Motility.... does that then also lean that you don’t go to the toilet that often?

[@sosoalsaeed]

Low motility is a cause of constipation which goes hand to hand with SIBO in some patients

[@proudpatriotUS1776]

Mold causes this.

[@ryanwdavies1]

Thank you which,er bal?

[@chaddavis6877]

Wow she is gorgeous

[@MultiMcgurk]

The test is no good

[@AA-hj8er]

why?