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Anyone been diagnosed with SIBO when UC is in remission?
Digestive Health | Last Active: Nov 16, 2022 | Replies (13)Comment receiving replies
Trying to get to the root of it. No surgeries. Having flares for 2 years. I've never heard of IBS being that bad. My new GI is the first to mention SIBO and I've been on Entyvio since 2019. Can't eat any fiber in my diet. Even eggs go right thru. No quality of life, Lots of stress though with OCD and still trying to find social support. So alone with all this. thankful for this group.
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Yeah it seems very common to have an IBD in "clinical remission", no inflammation by scopes and bloodwork, but still not be able to tolerate a lot of foods. Sounds like your doctor would like to test you (breath tests?) for SIBO and then administer antibiotics. Xifaxin is actually pretty mild for most people so don't work yourself up over it if you have to take it. Issue is if SIBO keeps coming back, it would be good to figure out what caused you to have SIBO in the first place, especially if you don't have surgery complications.