Re: What is SIBO?
#242306 - 01/28/06 08:55 AM
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Sand
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Loc: West Orange, NJ (IBS-D)
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Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth. You can do a Search (small bacteria) on all Boards. It's in the Research Library and on the Diet Board. Remember BadlyDrawnBoy - he was treated for this, you can check out what he said.
This is different from IBS. Supposedly there are breath tests to test for it - I don't know how reliable they are. I thought you treated it with antibiotics to kill off the bad, then probiotics to replace the good, but there was a post on this in the Chron's Board and I gather there's now some difference of opinion - I don't totally understand it. What I got out of the little I read was that some doctors treat with antibiotics, then probiotics; some doctors treat just with antibiotics; some doctors treat just with probiotics. Sorry - I'm a little vague on this.
If I remember correctly the initial study linking IBS to SIBO was pretty flawed, but I remember reading recently on the Diet Board that there's at least one new study that looks more solid. I think this is the same thread where I posted about bifantis and, again, I think the study is in the Research Library.
HTH.
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SIBO information.
http://www.medicinenet.com/small_intestinal_bacterial_overgrowth/article.htm
This is a controversial subject at the moment in IBS research.
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Thanks Sand, I really appreciate your time that you gave me to reply with such a lenghty post. I also want to comment on something I forgot to mention:
Exercise. I tend to be pretty active at work, but I know it's not enough to relieve or help IBS symptoms apparently. I love to run, jump rope, and do yoga/tai chi, but haven't been for sometime when IBS got really bad. When I started up again, and am doing it on a regular bases (or trying to right now), sometimes when I do a vigorous exercise or a soothing one, I will immediately need to use the restroom after a bit. Now I'm concerned because when I do need to use the bathroom after specifically exercising, my movements are very sludgy. They are not really D, but are very sludge looking. Is this a good thing that my body is trying to tell me? I do feel relief after getting some of it out, but it just builds up again after that amount of time when I'm out exercising.
Oh and Sand I did forget to mention that while my mother does have a Thyroid problem, I looked into that personally by asking my regular doctor for a check on that. It came back fine. I currently live in Western MA, and I'm not sure of any other gut specialist doctors around here in Greenfield, but I am more then willing to see another if I can find one that will listen to me. I know I probably sound like I complain a lot on here, but I constantly feel there is no hope for me. Everyone is having a good time turning into an adult with my close friends, but turning the age of 20 for me has left with me with just misery. But I know everyone else with this problem probably has it much worse then me, so I don't want to complain. Anyway thank you again Sand, and everyone else. 
Edited by tama_chan (01/29/06 12:20 AM)
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Thanks Ksh for the feedback for oatmeal! I will take that into account.
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but maybe someone else can help you out.
I'm glad some of my other advice seems helpful. Good move getting your thyroid checked. The other thing that popped into my head is getting your gall bladder checked.
As for finding another doctor, remember you can go east to Boston or west to Albany (if my geography serves me correctly). Presumably you can go north or south, too, but we're now way past the limits of my geography. I know it's unpleasant to travel out of a comfort zone, but it might be worth a trip or two to make sure what you've got is IBS. If there are no doctors that work for you in the good docs thread, I suggest you do a new post asking specifically for a doctor recommendation in your area and saying how far you're willing to travel - that kind of request can get buried in a thread like this.
IBS is tough, but you've got stuff to try to make it better. Give it some time, effort, and dedication.
Take care. I hope you start feeling better soon.
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In regards to the exercise thing, I've heard that exercise is supposed to stimulate your entire system and improve regularity. Maybe by exercising, your body is just trying to eliminate more waste b/c it's stimulated?
I've noticed that sometimes, if I haven't had a BM before I go exercise it's the first thing I do when I'm done. If you exercise consistently, you'll probably find that your symptoms will get better. It has something to do with your colon relaxing with the exercise and it learns to do this even when you're not exercising. Hope that helps!
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What are digestive enzymes anyway? 
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