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Posted 5/1/2015 2:34 AM (GMT 0)
Wondering if any of you have dealt with SIBO (small intestine bacterial overgrowth)? Its symptoms are so very similar to a lot of what we experience here: diarrhea, bloating, gas, abdominal cramping, constipation (altho not as frequent as diarrhea).

I really wonder if some of us have this as opposed to either IBS or IBD. I understand that antibiotics are sometimes the choice of treatment but also totally eliminating sugar & alcohol. Use of probiotics is, I think, encouraged. There is a great deal of really interesting discussion on this on another site:

http://www.inspire.com/Nanc1234/journal/bacterial-overgrowth-1/?reply_sort=asc&page=2#replies

Just thought I'd throw this out here. I may even mention this to my doctor.

Pam
Posted 5/4/2015 6:08 PM (GMT 0)
Hello Pam,
It felt good to read your post. Thank you for putting the website
up also. I will look at it in a few minutes.
I'm someone who has SIBO. I got the results a few months ago.
Am not taking any medications for it. I also seem to have candida. I'm
not sure the difference with that either. For two months, I've taken
herbs for candida that my doctor recommended.
I have tried to follow a healthy diet. Yesterday, I
came across the SCD. Selective carb diet. Are you familiar with that?
Overall, some of the symptoms have 'died down'. I'm no longer having
a lot of headaches and my gut feels better. I think I'll do better with
more steamed and cooked veggies as the raw ones seem to upset
my system.
I haven't been diagnosed with IBS and IBD but it seems like
some of the symptoms overlap.
Posted 5/5/2015 2:52 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Dawn, I am not familiar with the SCD but will check it out. I've been trying things on my own to see what works & what doesn't. Sometimes I think coffee is the culprit, sometimes milk. But SIBO makes a lot of sense in this forum giving the symptoms. I am surprised more people haven't commented.

Do you have backaches too?

Keep in touch.

Pam
Posted 5/11/2015 5:43 PM (GMT 0)
Hi PPIM,
Someone listed a SIBO comment higher up on the list
in the last few days.
It
was about medication which I wasn't familiar with. A very costly one.
For me, when I stopped drinking coffee, it made a huge difference.
I noticed it right away because I also had some acid reflux issues and
those went away. The same with a lot of acidic foods and milk
does have lactic acid I'm pretty sure that's what that is.
Yes. I have had some lower back aches recently. I've
always had back issues including surgery. So. I still see a
chiropractor. Are you talking about upper or lower back?
Will keep in touch and hope you're doing well. DD
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