SIBO and Jardiance

Hi,
Jardiance/Empagliflozin can and is be used to treat other issues besides diabetes. I was taking it for a few short weeks and stopped as it was knocking me out 3 hours after taking it every day, for approximately 2 hours at a time. Apparently not a side effect but it stopped happening when I stopped taking the drug! I did notice an increase in the amount of urine I was passing and the dry mouth. Almost to the point of having a drink of water and making my way to the throne room straight after.
I regularly get SIBO, it produces methane for me with both constipation and or diarrhea. I can't be sure which one each time so I don't waste time hanging about! I now keep a backup supply of medication to treat the SIBO immediately I feel it coming on. Depending on what your SIBO is producing can affect the bowels either way.
Cheers

The cause for SIBO can be Mast Cell Activation. My daughter's SIBO stopped after she got med for Mast Cell. I do not think it is the only cause, but it might be worth it to investigate.

What meds do you keep around? The one I took was super expensive.

Dr has ordered Xifaxan. Around $560 for a 14 supply on my prescription drug plan.

Hi,
I keep 2 courses of Ciprofloxacin 500mg twice a day and Metronidazole 200mg three times a day, both for two weeks. The second course is in the event the first dosen't do the job completely. If that fails I'm into the expensive stuff, luckily so far it is doing what is needed. Fortunately it is free for me. To be honest it doesn't matter what the cost might be as long as it works, SIBO is not something I wish to prolong after having some bad initial weeks until discovery. I ended up stopping eating to aleviate the pain and severe cramps in the abdominal region, mostly the right side. My digestive system is compromised with Autonomic polyneuropathy and IBS, but SIBO is many times worse to put up with. I tried alternative measures a few times but found medication is the only way to kill off the SIBO completely. I don't like taking medication normally but with SIBO it doesn't pay to fool around at your own expence.
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@samclembeau
They say that Jardiance and all those other diabetic and weight loss shots cause gastroparesis, and gastroparesis, which is slowed digestion, is when people usually get SIBO because the bacteria that remained in the intestines now gets up into the actual stomach where all the undigested food remains. Look up gastroparesis, and may I also suggest the site, "Healthy Gut," it's written by a doctor and a scientist and I'm here to tell you I was shocked to learn that what I had been doing for years was the wrong way to treat gastroparesis. There's lots of information there and products that can help. I am using HCL Guard, which increases the acid in the gut to digest the food and it can get rid of SIBO by putting the acid back in the stomach that digests the foods we eat. Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic have a lot of research on gastroparesis. Read the information and see what you think, and then read the Healthy Gut site and look at all the reviews on the products. I can't use but one HCL Guard every couple of days but it has certainly helped just being able to do that. And no more constant belching and hiccups just sitting or as I wake up in the morning. I burp after eating or drinking, but that's the end of it. It isn't constand belching and hiccups for no reason, other then SIBO.