Herbals for SIBO

I truly believe there is someone that can help you. Something is being missed to test for. I know it’s not easy. But don’t give up. You deserve to feel good.
Have you been tested for mold toxicity, parasites, yeast infections or fungal infections? If not, find a doctor that will test you for these. All of these can affect our gut and digestion.
If I didn’t mention this book, it’s worth the read - “Super Gut” by Dr. William Davis, available on amazon.

I had SIBO few years ago, diagnose via endoscopy fluid sample. I was treated with three different antibodies over long period. Take one antibody for week, 3 weeks off, take another for week, then 3 weeks off, etc... Took long time to treat, but worked.

Laurie

Hi Laurie, You were treated with antibodies? Please clarify or did you mean antibiotics?

The herbals noted are fine and safe, and can be effective or not.
ACV "may "add to gerd issues, fermentation issues. SIBO does not directly cause some of the issues noted,
but if epithelial is damaged, and toxins are leaking into blood then sure, histamine, joints, brain. If drugs helped or cured temporarily, it would indicate dysbiosis; H2, H2s or CH4. Maybe sulfur component or primary. Maybe fungas (sifo).

Tthe challenges involved in treating with drugs or herbals involve far more nuance than most patients can absorb and more than "most" GIs can deal with. Your physicians response indicates that she/he is not
qualified to address herbal efficacy. Why would you expect an MD to respond favorably to alternative remedies?

If symptoms returned, did your MD test again? If not, how does she/he know if progress was made or not? Sibo may have retured but if levels were reduced, it may suggesst another round immediately or another longer round or another round but with Metronizadole. etc. Mulitple rounds of drugs or herbal remedies may be required,
alternated and/or coupled with a prokinetic. Did you take a prokinetic, after, before or with? If not, your doc is way, way off the beaten path. You may benefit from a 100-200 hours of online research. Google, Dr. Pimental, Dr Siebecker and siboinfo.

Consider giving herbals a whirl, but get an ND/DC who has taken mastery coursework. SIBO/ IMO are not taught in school, right? It is not possible for an ND/ DC or MD to reach first base without a minium of 50 hours of training. My background includes 50 hrs into formal, online training and a thousand additional hours over ten years and am not an expert.

Hi rmv65, After 3 endoscopies and prescriptions drugs, I had had enough, especially when the GI after my last endoscopy told me to never take a PPI again as the cells in my intestines were hypertrophic. So...I knew I needed to make a change. After following a young man with a 10 year journey and no one able to find what was causing his symptoms he switched to functional medicine. So I had nothing to lose and I switched to a functional medicine doctor who tested me thoroughly for causes, looked at all my vitamin and mineral levels, thyroid function, etc. In addition to SIBO, I had SIFO, an overgrowth of clostridia which is a bacteria, mold exposure, low in B2, low in zinc. I was put on a prebiotic and probiotic to build up the good bacteria in the gut (all antibiotics kill the bad but the good too), a number of natural remedies that require the doctor's recommendation from specific companies, worked with her nutritionist to eliminate what I shouldn't be eating and include some things I should - Kefir and other fermented foods (pickles, sauerkraut, kombucha, yogurts that contain active cultures - I eat only sheep's milk for easier digestion). As well buy only organic fruits and vegetables as much as you can afford. Low Fodmap is too one size fits all - so I ate the foods that agreed with me even if they were on the list as the nutritionist suggested. My functional medicine doctor is in California and only treats patients in the state. But you can seek one out at ifm.org by city and state. Each has a bio and their specialties.
My doctor also recommended infrared sauna and epsom salt baths that help eliminate toxins.
Best to you. I know it's not an easy path.

Hello Everyone, I'm new to this group, read your posts (typed in SIBO, read those too). Thank you all for sharing! Numerous scans, labs, OP procedures, extensive reading, podcasts, hours of research—it's confusing, contradictory, depressing and scary. Me: I've been living this nightmare without a diagnosis until 2 weeks ago, while thinking I was a crazy hypochondriac, as everything came back 'normal'. What's normal about this?! Difficult to nail down and seems even more difficult to treat. I understand about finding the CAUSE—has anyone gotten an answer to that? Right now just staring at the antibiotics I picked up today plus 5 variations of Fodmap diets. Better do something or the next time on my scale I'll be 8 oz!

Hello Everyone, I'm new to this group, read your posts (typed in SIBO, read those too). Thank you all for sharing! Numerous scans, labs, OP procedures, extensive reading, podcasts, hours of research—it's confusing, contradictory, depressing and scary. Me: I've been living this nightmare without a diagnosis until 2 weeks ago, while thinking I was a crazy hypochondriac, as everything came back 'normal'. What's normal about this?! Difficult to nail down and seems even more difficult to treat. I understand about finding the CAUSE—has anyone gotten an answer to that? Right now just staring at the antibiotics I picked up today plus 5 variations of Fodmap diets. Better do something or the next time on my scale I'll be 8 oz!