This is topic can we talk about sibo again? in forum Medical Questions at LymeNet Flash.


To visit this topic, use this URL:
https://flash.lymenet.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php/topic/1/109509

---

Posted by lymers (Member # 21512) on :
 
So, I'm seriously in need of major support right now. I'm really worried about my symptoms.

The appetite loss is really scary. I guess I just want to talk to someone who has dealt with SIBO.

In fact, I'm not even certain if this is what I have. Doc thinks it may be.

I haven't started xifaxin yet.

Lymers
 

---

Posted by sixgoofykids (Member # 11141) on :
 
I took Cipro for three weeks, then my LLMD switched me over to plant tannins, oregano oil, and uva ursi. I then tried Humaworm. During breaks of Humaworm, I used Enula (kills roundworms).

I took probiotics the whole time. Much later, I started eating ferments - raw sauerkraut, kefir, and kombucha.

I did this stuff for well over a year to rebuild my gut. I also took and still take Thorne Bio-gest. I muscle test at each meal for quantity of capsules.

My gut is pretty normal now. It was a lot of work, but this was a big piece of achieving wellness for me.
 

---

Posted by lymers (Member # 21512) on :
 
So sixgoofykids, did you have SIBO? Did you test positive for it or did your doc treat you based on symptoms?

What were your sibo symptoms again?

Lymers
 

---

Posted by sixgoofykids (Member # 11141) on :
 
My doctor did a stool test and found I had a bad bacteria overgrowth in the gut. I had constant, watery diarrhea, weight loss, poor digestion, and stomach pain (severe) when I ate.
 

---

Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
 
My GI doctor just "decided" I had SIBO and prescribed the xifaxin for two weeks. Thanks to him, I got a massive yeast infection.

So I was worse off than when we started.
 

---

Posted by lymers (Member # 21512) on :
 
Lymetoo,

Sorry to hear. How did you know you had yeast?
I'm trying to figure out if I have yeast or sibo or something else.

Thanks,

Lymers
 

---

Posted by lymers (Member # 21512) on :
 
So, sixgoofykids and lymetoo,

is dysbiosis of the gut curable? Or, is it permanent once the gut bacteria have become out of balance?

Lymers
 

---

Posted by sixgoofykids (Member # 11141) on :
 
My gut is back in balance. It was hard work and I had to do most things myself (without the doctor recommending them, ie fermenting foods, herbs, etc.).

If all you do is take the abx for it, I would say you won't be cured. This is something you have to work at. I had a tapeworm, dozens of roundworms, some kind of fish worms (can't remember the name), klebsiella and citrobacter. My gut is healthy now.
 

---

Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
 

quote:

---

Originally posted by lymers:
Lymetoo,

Sorry to hear. How did you know you had yeast?
I'm trying to figure out if I have yeast or sibo or something else.

---