Understanding SIBO —
Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment by Jeffrey Dach MD Alfred, a 57 year old CEO of a high tech company, flew in from Europe to see me for symptoms of abdominal gas, bloating, pain... Continue reading →
As I said,
Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth Syndrome (also known as Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth Syndrome or SBBOS) occurs when large numbers of the bacteria from the colon migrate to the small intestine and disrupt its balance.
Probiotics are a great tool to balance your microbiome, and a combination of bifidobacteria, enterococcus, and lactobacillus has been shown to have a positive effect
on small intestinal bacterial overgrowth.
IBS aside, a low - FODMAP diet helps a variety of gut conditions including Crohn's disease, celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, and
even small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO: another problem that causes bloating, abdominal pain, constipation, and diarrhea).
Mark Pimentel, MD, gastroenterologist at Cedars - Sinai Medical Center, one of the key leaders in research and treatment of
small intestinal bacterial overgrowth notes, «Methane is an important gas to assess during breath testing because it is nearly universally associated with a phenotype of constipation.
Plus, having low or no stomach acid puts people at a greater risk for many health issues such as contracting parasites from our food, developing food sensitivities,
developing small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), and developing nutrient depletions.