Is Your Thyroid the cause of your SIBO?

Is Your Thyroid Causing Your SIBO?

Who here has thought about their thyroid lately? Probably not many of us! But if you have SIBO, you definitely should. It could be your underactive thyroid causing your SIBO. I’ve had thyroid issues since…

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Treating SIBO with herbal antibiotics

All About Treating SIBO with Herbal Antibiotics

What are herbal antibiotics? Antibiotics kill bacteria. We mostly think about antibiotics as pharmaceutical pills that a doctor prescribes us. But many herbs have antibiotic properties too, and can be successfully used for treating SIBO….

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Learn how I treated my SIBO with antibiotics, prokinetics, and partially hydrolyzed guar gum.

How I Treated My SIBO (and how I’m doing six months later)

As I explained in a previous post, I got diagnosed with SIBO in December 2017 after years of not knowing what was wrong with me. Now, I’m going to tell you exactly how I treated…

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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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