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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Health Update – Excerpts From My SIBO Journal
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…
SIBO – The Diagnosis
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…