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SIBO/IMO breath test results

Posted by jacqincalifornia @jacqincalifornia, Jun 2 6:36pm

Hi guys - I received the results of my SIBO/IMO breath test (Genova) this morning. Negative for H2 (SIBO) but strongly positive for CH4 (IMO). I'd love to hear from others who have tested positive for IMO and also those who have taken the standard Rifaximin with Neomycin protocol. It sounds pretty brutal! My baseline breath test sample (pre-Lactulose) was already 71ppm, and all the samples for the three hours after Lactulose say >81ppm but nothing more specific, like whether there was an increase over that three hour period. I'm guessing that since anything over 10ppm is considered positive for IMO, 81ppm represents a severe overgrowth issue.

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bapetersen | @bapetersen | 12 hours ago
In reply to @jacqincalifornia "Have any of you in the U.S. used a Canadian pharmacy to get your Rifaximin? My..." + (show)
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Have any of you in the U.S. used a Canadian pharmacy to get your Rifaximin? My doctor is working on an appeal (Insurance denied prior authorization), but if the appeal is unsuccessful I don't really have $2800 for one round of treatment.

It's unfortunate that the first-line treatment for IMO includes a drug that has never been FDA approved to treat it. It's an easy insurance denial - a drug that is being used off-label.

Canada has different patent arrangements with drug companies than the U.S. does, and they have a generic Rifaximin. I've never tried to order from a Canadian pharmacy so just wondering if anyone here has.

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I use Canadian Discount Pharmacy Services in Belleview, FL at the recommendation of my doctor. It takes a bit longer but the pharmacy will ship anywhere in the US.

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