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My baseline CH4 was 53 and it rose to 79, but only after 90 minutes - that was how my test was conducted. No treatment yet, as my gastroenterologist wants to wait until I have an Endoscopy with US and colonoscopy. She also wants to blame the methane on constipation, but I have frequent loose stools, never constipation. Were you advised about any kind of diet?
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@lucyvt Was your breath test a 2 or 3 gas test? If you only had a 2 gas test maybe look into the Trio Smart test by Gemelli Biotech. There is something called ISO which is hydrogen sulfide overgrowth I believe. This may explain your test results and loose stool combination. They are making progress in figuring out treatments for that. Check out the MAST program at Cedars Sinai -Dr. Mark Pimentel has been involved with research there trying to find treatments for SIBO, IMO and ISO.
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@lucyvt Hi lucyvt, your GI doctor's priorities do make sense to me - I'd already had endoscopy and colonoscopy, both now showing a problem. You don't want to start slamming that antibiotic cocktail unless it's really necessary.
I think my GI doc talked about a consultation with their Integrative Medicine nutritionist when he first ordered the test. So I'll follow up with that. I've also been educating myself by watching presentations by Mark Pimentel, the big SIBO guy at Cedars-Sinai who talks a lot about diet and nutrition with SIBO/IMO. I'm aware of the low FODMAP and low fermentation approaches.