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Why You Should Practice Meditation for IBS and SIBO

Why You Should Practice Meditation for IBS and SIBO

I feel like meditation is one of those things that the news makes seem like a cure-all. Depressed? Meditate! Anxious? Meditate! Ok…but how helpful is it REALLY? And is meditation for IBS and SIBO in…

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Poor sleep makes your IBS and SIBO worse. Learn about the gut-sleep connection and how to get better sleep here.

Is Poor Sleep Making Your SIBO and IBS Worse?

Do you ever have trouble sleeping? Do you find that the next day, your stomach pain and digestive symptoms get worse? I know that when I don’t sleep well, my IBS and SIBO usually flare…

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Dr Pimentel SIBO IBS Drugs

SIBO Expert Dr. Pimentel on Drugs for SIBO and IBS

In my last post, I recapped Cedars-Sinai SIBO expert Dr. Mark Pimentel’s Twitter chat on food and diet related questions on IBS and SIBO. Now, I’ll recap his answers to questions about drugs for SIBO…

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SIBO Expert Dr. Pimentel Answers Your Questions, Part 1_ Food and Diet

SIBO Expert Dr. Pimentel Answers Your Questions, Part 1: Food and Diet

Earlier this month, SIBO expert Dr. Mark Pimentel took over Cedars-Sinai Hospital’s twitter account to answer questions about IBS and SIBO. Although Twitter’s character limit doesn’t lend itself to detailed answers, Dr. Pimentel answered some great…

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Diagnosed With Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth

My Story Part 2: I Get Diagnosed with Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)

In Part 1, I explained how I developed SIBO and IBS from food poisoning picked up on a trip to Egypt. I left off in 2009, when an IBS expert at UCLA diagnosed me with…

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