If you use the right therapies at the right time, there’s an 85% resolution rate for SIBO. 

I’ll share which SIBO treatments are effective and, most importantly, how and when to do them to get the best results. 

 

Watch/Read Next…

• What is SIBO? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OjefHfOx2I 

• Low FODMAP guides: https://drruscio.com/getlowfodmapguide/ 

• Monash low  FODMAP app: https://www.monashfodmap.com/ibs-central/i-have-ibs/get-the-app/ 

• Biota Clear 1A: https://store.drruscio.com/products/biota-clear-1a 

• Elemental Heal: https://bit.ly/48Y2vuk 

• My articles: https://drruscio.com/blog/

• My book: https://drruscio.com/getgutbook/ 

• Courses, free guides, and more: https://drruscio.com/resources?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=drruscio.com_resources

 

Featured Studies 

• The Structure and Function of the Human Small Intestinal Microbiota: Current Understanding and Future Directions: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31344510/

• Epidemiology of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37389240/

• Prevalence and predictors of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in irritable bowel syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29761234/

• Brain fogginess, gas and bloating: a link between SIBO, probiotics and metabolic acidosis: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29915215/

• Low-FODMAP Diet for the Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Remission of IBD: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36364824/

• Efficacy of a low FODMAP diet in irritable bowel syndrome: systematic review and network meta-analysis: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34376515/

• Impact of Saccharomyces boulardii CNCM I-745 on Bacterial Overgrowth and Composition of Intestinal Microbiota in Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients: Results of a Randomized Pilot Study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36630947/

• Effect of a Preparation of Four Probiotics on Symptoms of Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Association with Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29508268/

• Probiotics for Preventing and Treating Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of Current Evidence: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28267052/

• Meta-analysis: antibiotic therapy for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24004101/ 

• Herbal therapy is equivalent to rifaximin for the treatment of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24891990/

• A 14-day elemental diet is highly effective in normalizing the lactulose breath test: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14992438/ 

• Risk of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in patients receiving proton pump inhibitors versus proton pump inhibitors plus prokinetics: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30483563/ 

• Efficacies of prokinetics and rifaximin on the positivity of a glucose breath test in patients with functional dyspepsia: a randomized trial: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35748472/ 

 

Timestamps

00:00 Intro 

01:13 What is SIBO?

03:01 Labs and symptoms don’t always match

03:41 The diet to start with

07:55 Probiotics 

11:56 Antibiotics 

12:28 Herbal therapies 

14:06 The elemental diet

17:26 Prokenetics 

 

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