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From my light readings on SIBO, a periodic antibiotic "cure" is recommended. I can't remember if there is a diet change recommendation. I was tested for SIBO and came up negative; the doc wants me to do another, perhaps more sensitive (and expensive) SIBO test, but I just don't have any SIBO symptoms (I have IBS-C and the "C" doesn't seem to be SIBO at all).
I feel for you -- a persistent flare up is no fun at all. I didn't go into it at length, but I have to eat the Monash App-listed zero or trace FODMAP foods to get relief, and not too much of any one thing or too much food at once. Overlay that with no lactose and no grains (even rice bothers me), enough sleep, and reduced stress -- then I do just fine, which is better than no path to that outcome.
I would love a solution that doesn't require me to limit my food so much but I haven't found one yet.
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Antibiotics do not cure SIBO. Antibiotics kill good and bad bacteria. You need the good. You may feel good after taking the antibiotics but symptoms return. If you have SIBO, learn about the causes of SIBO. There’s a great book called Super Gut by Dr. William Davis, especially if you’re a DIY person. If not read it anyway-shares foods to eat, recipes, etc.
Find a good doctor that not only tests for SIBO but knows how to treat it without prescription or OTC drugs. Those are just a band aid and not chemicals you want to be on for years. Our bodies were not made for chemicals. Yes some are necessary for some terrible diseases like cancer. And yes, hormone balance is important and sometimes those meds are necessary.
I had 3 endoscopies and all treated with prescriptions. Symptoms always returned. Finally the last GI after my 3rd endoscopy told me to never take a PPI again as my intestinal cells were enlarged.
I turned to functional medicine and never looked back.
Good luck to you, wishing you the best to heal.