Diet during antibiotics for SIBO

Posted by Twocoastsm @marlenec, Jul 13, 2023

I am about (pending insurance coverage for Xifaxin) to begin two weeks of Xifaxin and Neomycin prescribed my my GI due to SIBO test results. After a month on the low FODMAP diet I was feeling moderately better and had started gentle reintroduction but figured I should suspend that whilst on antibiotics. However, a dietician with whom I’ve consulted suggested “eating normally” whilst on the meds “so that the problematic pathogens are more active and more susceptible to elimination.” Thought I’d try to get some feedback from those of you with experience with SIBO treatment whilst waiting for (fingers crossed) insurance approval. My plan lists it as a Tier 2 drug but apparently the doc has to further justify its use. Been down this rabbit hole before with other situations and am cautiously pessimistic.

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swischard5 | @swischard5 | Jan 20 6:48pm

My stomach is very bloated and hypersensitive to certain foods.

celia16 | @celia16 | Jan 20 7:29pm

In reply to @swischard5 "My stomach is very bloated and hypersensitive to certain foods." + (show)

My SIBO test is approaching. I don’t know if what I have is bloating….but I do have a lot of air…sort of like gas, but different. It just seems like air. Maybe, I swallow air when I eat. My stomach doesn’t seem to be distended. Do have funny taste in mouth,

retiredbabe | @retiredbabe | Jan 21 10:15am

In reply to @rbg "I've been on the antibiotics for 5 weeks now. Would like to discontinue, as I am..." + (show)

I do mega spores and pghh. You have to be careful with probiotics. Those with lactobacilus are not good with SIBO, As I understand with my research. Still dealing with SIBO but score is getting better

retiredbabe | @retiredbabe | Mar 22 8:26am

In reply to @gigi4 "Rifaximin is expensive. My doctor at the time ordered it for me. While I was on..." + (show)

They haven't figured out the cause. Dr mark pimental suggests it is caused by food poisoning. Other experts suggest it could be adhesions from abdominal surgery, a bad diet ... and the list goes on. The cause is irrelevant. I'm going on my third round of xifaxin. I'm afraid of neomycin because of hearing loss. SIBO score went down from 71 to 54 after herbals, atrantil, fodzyme, and sporebiotics. Got scared and did two rounds of xifaxin. Score dropped to 49. Apparently archaea hide and since the small intestine is the size of a badminton court there's room. This time I'm dumping the fodzyme. I'm going to eat everything archaea love including polyols like cabbage, apples, etc. Even going to have some beer. When I'm done with the antibiotics I'm going back on the fodzyme and giving up added sugar along with taking ldn, resolor, and ibergast. I understood I could eat sugar because it isn't a polyol but now I learn that sugar produces hydrogen and archaea eat hydrogen if you starve their food. Plus before, during and after I'm taking anti biofilms so the archaea can stop hiding. I'll update where my score is after another 30 days. It is war archaea!!!!!!