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How to manage SIBO symptoms?
My wife, after years of suffering from debilitating nausea and fatigue, has finally been diagnosed with SIBO as confirmed by a hydrogen breath test. It is estimated the bacteria has had at least two years to grow and may be well established. She has started on Xifaxan, at $35 per pill, but it is estimated that elimination of the SIBO may take up to six months. Her day now starts with her waking up with nausea and when she has a cup of tea and toast in the morning she gets sick within fifteen minutes thereafter. Her sickness is accompanied by violent belching, and at times she regurgitates liquid vile. The only drug she has for nausea is Zofran which does nothing for her. Are there any other SIBO sufferers that are experiencing the same symptoms, and what are you taking to reduce the nausea?
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I've been on lowFod 7 weeks and now 2 weeks and taking herbals reccomended by siebecker. Very little difference and I've been on xifaxan too 🙁 nothing is helping me. Water hurts.
Check out foodmarble.com the devise allowed me to track how I digest food real time many times a day... everyones food transit time is different and modifyhealth.com when I get to lazy to cook healthy!
Did you find anything that helped? Struggling a lot with this. Took amoxcicilin-clav, xifaxan and now on herbals berberine/oregano/Allicin. Waiting for Atrantil and GI advantage for repair. Its hard to tolerate water at this point. I suspected this last April and GI doctor couldn't test because of Covid. He just said IBS and gave me antidepressant and bentyl which actually slows motility and I think I have that. I lost 30lbs in 2 months from pain after I'd eat. I had a rib surgery that left me constipated for 10 days and all the pain meds made it worse. I was finally tested in January. Anywho!! I have very little relief and I dont know who to turn to.
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Aimee
Sorry your your in so much distress Most GI Doctor do an incredible job but ours is a disease of exclusion and there isn't a whole lot of time in an appointment to get things done. So it is on us to participate. For me "food is medicine" check out this brilliant blog https://www.ibsfree.net/news Also check out the work at Hopkins being done by Dr Jay Pasricha
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1 ReactionI don’t know what Nessin? is. I’ve been seeing gastros, for years. The only diagnosis I get is: IBS C, diverticulitis, gastritis and the usual small polyps diverticular nothing that stands out up until October 2020..
Now, the pain I have is UNBEARABLE at times. My stomach can bloat so that I must “prop” it just to walk...& apparently my bowels are dead. No BM w/out linzess, amitiza or Trulance, and then it’s just explosive air and water
Erythromycin, a low dose, will stimulate bowel activity. I still have to use laxatives. Sorry, I sympathize!
Hello @lpolaka
I appreciate you sharing the information from the http://www.ibsfree.net/news information. It speaks of the Fodmap eating plan and how it can help IBS symptoms. As a follower of this eating plan, I've found that it does help.
As you mentioned Dr. Jay Pasricha, I found this YouTube video which was very helpful in understanding the brain/gut connection. Here is the link to that video.
Often I start feeling very nervous and can't figure out what is wrong. Eventually it hits me that my abdominal cavity is full of gas and is pressing on my insides. I go lie on bed and turn on each side while raising the opposite arm and lot of belching ensues (sometimes violently). Sometimes it seems to subside after about 15 minutes of flipping from side to side...other times I just can't get rid of the gas regardless of length of time I try to expel. Any others with this experience?