Not exact matches
Ben: And if you don't treat the SIBO first and you've still got all this bacteria in the
upper part of your small
intestine, and you take something like this MotilPro, or ginger, or Iberogast, what happens?
Unless they are SBOs (also known as spore - forming bacteria) they may
not survive the harsh environment in the stomach and
upper digestive system to get to the small
intestine.
Food components that should be digested and absorbed in the
upper intestines, when
not processed properly, pass through into the lower
intestines providing fuel for harmful micro-organisms, therefore increasing their numbers.
If nutrients are
not absorbed normally while passing through the stomach and
upper intestine and thus make their way to the lower
intestine, they are far more likely to cause serious gas or bloating.
As with
upper abdominal symptoms, pain in the lower abdomen does
not necessarily mean that the problem lies in the
intestines, as pain can radiate.
Melena appears black (from the
upper intestine because it is digested) and hematochezia will appear bright or dark red (from the lower
intestine or anus because it has
not been digested).
These partials must have been swirling around in his stomach and got tied together with string, carpet fiber's, etc. and it wasn't apparent until one of theses «ends» passed into his
upper intestines and the other «end» stayed lodged in his stomach.