Hello. 1.5 years ago, I ordered my own SIBO breath test from a private lab. Results came back negative. Then my G.I. doc #2, said that there are many false negatives and he treated me for it with xifaxin. I could not complete the prescribed course due to bad side effects, which is always typical of me. Since then, I have read consistently that it is not worth treating for SIBO, as it comes back frequently in many cases. And who wants to be on those drugs frequently?!

I may be a "rarer" person who has , after giving many drugs the 'ole college try," decided to take no drugs. I pop a pure simethecone gel cap when the gas buildup is too much. In the meantime, my IBS-C and daily bloat haunt me. I mentioned in an earlier reply to someone, that I am done with G.I. docs. Period. I have been to 6. They have no clue.