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Small Intestine Bacteria Overgrowth (SIBO)

Digestive Health | Last Active: Mar 21 4:02pm | Replies (466)
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@erin38

I'm waiting for that rifaximin to get approved. I was told to take antibiotics, then after those start probiotics for a month along with the low FODMAP diet. My neighbor had it and that was her recommendation. GI doctor only said antibiotics. Do you know what kind of SIBO you have? Mine is the hydrogen- not methane. Ive read they are treated differently.

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brayimee | @brayimee | Jan 31, 2021

My GI nurse didn't even check to see if xifaxan was covered so they put me on amoxcicilin- clav. This isn't the best for SIBO. I see him Thursday and if I'm not feeling better, demanding they figure it out. They left me hanging here with this ( I suspected it) since last May. In 2 months I lost 30lbs from pain and they just said I guess IBS after a good Endoscopy. I did read eat normal on antibiotics then introduce the diet etc.
I have hydrogen, but they didn't even test for methane so I don't know if I have both.

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