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Small Intestine Bacteria Overgrowth (SIBO)
Digestive Health | Last Active: Dec 21, 2024 | Replies (483)Comment receiving replies
My husband suffers from constant diarrhea which was originally diagnosed following colonoscopy and biopsy as collagenous colitis. His doc put him on pepto bismol which worked for three years with regular flares. Eventually pepto stopped working. He went to another Gastro and had another colonoscopy and biopsy no longer showed collagenous colitis. This doc assumes it’s SIBO and prescribed the only antibiotic that works for this. Insurance does not cover this drug and cost is over $1000 for 14 days. This is just a trial and error approach. If he improves the assumption is it’s SIBO. If not they’ll try another round of antibiotics. Is there a reliable way to diagnose SIBO? From what I’m reading online this is a controversial diagnosis that some docs don’t believe in. Anyone have Experience with treatment for SIBO?
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My consultant diagnosed SIBO by the hydrogen breath test. The protocol here is to try different antibiotics on a rolling basis. The final one is very expensive, but still provided by the NHS. They didn’t work so I was put onto the FODMAP diet. It’s not easy to follow but it began to work after about a month. I still adhere to it as much as possible and have only occasional flare-ups after about two and a half years. Hope this helps.
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@cim37343, I moved your message to this active discussion group where members are talking about SIBO and treatment options. Click VIEW & REPLY to scroll through past messages. What is the antibiotic that your husband is taking? Is it helping yet?