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Christina looking into the distance on Pilot Hill Road near Laramie, Wyoming

Lyme Disease and Tick-Borne Infections

Posted on June 25, 2018June 25, 2018 by Christina

After many rounds of SIBO treatments, my naturopathic doctor pushed the pause button and suggested a possible underlying diagnosis that I did not want to hear: Lyme Disease. He said that I reminded him of other SIBO patients who ended up testing positive for Lyme Disease and/or other tick-borne infections. He recommended that I find…

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Magnet that says: "Stress: when your gut says 'NO WAY' and your mouth says 'NO PROBLEM'"

Health Update – Excerpts From My SIBO Journal

Posted on August 8, 2017August 12, 2017 by Christina

May 7, 2017 – A Slip in the SIBO Diet It’s the early morning hours on the day after my 38th birthday. I am awake with bloating and indigestion, just hoping that things will move along in my intestines enough to settle my stomach and allow me to sleep. Ok, I will admit that I…

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The results (table and graph of hydrogen and methane concentrations) of my first lactulose breath test for SIBO

SIBO – The Diagnosis

Posted on March 22, 2017June 12, 2019 by Christina

I have SIBO (small intestine bacterial overgrowth). SIBO happens when for one reason or another the bacteria (i.e., “normal flora”) that reside in the large intestine move up into the small intestine where they do not belong and overgrow there. These bacteria are the gas producers (e.g., hydrogen and methane), and while the gas they…

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Michael and Christina in front of Heart of Rocks in Chiricahua NM.

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