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SIBO diet

Posted by drpepper @drpepper, Jan 30, 2019

Wondering if anyone familiar with SIBO diet knows if the diet is the same for sibo patients with ileocecal valve intact and for those without ileocecal valve....thanks

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damiantammie | @damiantammie | Jul 13, 2022

Has anyone had any luck finding a good SIBO diet to follow. Researching information but keep getting conflicting information. One website says you can eat something but another says no. Been on antibiotics for over year, every 6 weeks still not better. Thanks

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Amanda Burnett | @amandaa | Jul 13, 2022

Hi @damiantammie and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. We have quite a few people that have discussed SIbo diets, so you will see that I moved your post to a discussion about it called SIBO diet: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/sibo-diet/?pg=3#comment-726285

Have you talked to a nutritionist or your doctor about your specific needs?

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gboi | @gboi | Jul 14, 2022
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@damiantammie

Has anyone had any luck finding a good SIBO diet to follow. Researching information but keep getting conflicting information. One website says you can eat something but another says no. Been on antibiotics for over year, every 6 weeks still not better. Thanks

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The golden standard is probably this diet/protocol:
https://www.siboinfo.com/uploads/5/4/8/4/5484269/low_fermentation_diet.pdf

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robinam | @robinam | Jul 27, 2022
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@rachel_b

Oh my gosh, I can relate so much about being scared to eat anything. I've lost a lot of weight unintentionally because not eating is just so much easier than eating a lot of the time. Funny you mention the journal because I was actually keeping one recently, where I recorded everything I ate and how I felt after (and even included bloat pictures). It definitely helped identify some of the foods that are more troublesome for me, but it also showed me that sometimes there's really no rhyme or reason to it and my gut just decides to flare up regardless of what I eat (which I'm guessing is just the result of somewhat random and uncontrollable bacterial overgrowth because of the missing valve). I tend to stick to the same foods every day too. Once in a blue moon I'll get adventurous...but hardly ever since it's scary and usually not worth it! Anyways, thankfully the Xifaxan at least keeps it manageable. Thanks for sharing and for the support 🙂 !

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What is the "missing valve" that is mentioned in relation to SIBO

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gboi | @gboi | Jul 28, 2022
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@robinam

What is the "missing valve" that is mentioned in relation to SIBO

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Ileocecal valve, but some people still have their ICV but still suffer from SIBO due to (presumably) motility issues.

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