Is Sibo A Risk Factor For Parkinson's Disease?

[Blackfeather]

1. Gastrointestinal issues including constipation often preceed the onset of PD

2. Several studies have found that people with PD are much morel ikely to test positive for PD

3. Treating SIBO appears to improve PD symptoms

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Quite a few threads on this when you search on this site.

There’s no question that the gut is involved (be it stomach/h-pylori small intestine SIBO or colon/IBS) check thiamine threads as well

[Blackfeather in reply to Hidden]

Yes, there is a lot of information linking SIBO, leaky gut, intestinal microbiome dysbiosis and H. pylori wish PD. How many PD sufferers on this forum have been tested for these PD related conditions. My guess is very few. From what I gather, these texts and many others are routine for a few neurologists and naturopaths w/o practice integrative, functional, restorative or holistic medicine. Has your Neuro ever ordered a blood test, standard lipid panel, tested your homo cysteine level. (Elevated levels From sinemet use can cause dementia). Has your Neuro ordered a Comprehensive metabolic panel? 25-OH VitaminS test, B-112

Test. Or a Urinary Indian/Dysbiosis test? Or even a basic urin test? Or a Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth (Hydrogen and methane breath test. Ther are some more important tests that I won't list now. I think I will attempt to get more from my neurologit in the way of comprehensive medicine.

[Hidden in reply to Blackfeather]

I assume you’re in the USA because Functional medicine has not taken off in the U.K. Neurologists seem to have a silo mentality and leave non motor symptoms to the Parkinson’s nurse. Tests you can forget about

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

I think that these tests should be done but the NHS won’t pay for them. Private medicine will do them but probably won’t be covered by insurance and one could end up paying thousands without guidance from a doctor

[JANVAN in reply to Blackfeather]

Hi Blackfeather ! Can you send me the list of the other tests who should be done ?

Also possible via private mail : [e-mail]

Which doctor (and where) are you going ??

[Blackfeather in reply to JANVAN]

bastyrpdschool.org/lab-work

This is a list of lab work that is performed for those attending Laurie Mischley's summer school for PWP. Very comprehensive. She also has several great video presentations on YouTube.com. search Laurie Mischley parkinson's On YouTube.

[kgold in reply to Blackfeather]

My husband has had several gut tests (in US), one of them being the Organic Acids Test (Great Plains Laboratory). Insurance definitely does not cover this, but what he found out is that he has C.difficile which is not a great bacteria to have. I had a consult with a nurse associated with GPL yesterday about his results (No charge) and she pointed out that until he clears this bacteria his Sinemet is not going to be as effective. The bacteria basically steer the l-dopa away from getting to the brain. This explains a lot of why things he has tried have not worked well. What really gets me is that the movement disorder specialist just wrote a script to double his sinemet dose and add in Mirapex when in fact what he really needs to do is get his gut health in order.

[LAJ12345]

We have contacted a natural health clinic in New Zealand houseofhealth.co.nz. We have signed up for the SIBO breath test and the organic acid urine test, the DNA test from 23and me and one from ancestryDNA, and the FMA (faecal microbial analysis) and parasites test from bioscreenmedical.com in Australia. We have to have one face to face meeting with her then can just use Skype. She will analyse the test results to give us advice on diet etc and genetics. We will be interested to know what she comes up with! It will cost a few thousand dollars all up not covered by insurance etc but if she can find what the cause of the PD is it might be invaluable.

[rideabike]

I had SIBO for several years but it was something found out by myself through research on digestive disorders. A generic name used by my doctor was irritable bowel syndrome but I knew it was more than that. Constipation played a big part in it so getting bowels emptied every day was the goal. Being gluten/lactose intolerant but not realizing my digestion was ultra slow I then had to figure out how to eat in a way that would move food out of the small bowel more quickly. I was/am unable to eat a large meal most of the time but the more vegetables preferably uncooked the better and eating simple meals...meat/fish, potatoes/rice but always with salad/veggies.....tacos my favorite easy meal on corn tortillas...😊 mostly avoided carbs. or ate with wholesome foods only and now eat gluten free whole grains, usually homemade but not every day and hardly ever on their own. Found out I need grains to keep bowels moving or Benefibre which helps too but the important thing is do whatever it takes to flush out the small intestine. Aloe Vera juice 150 ml (Walmart 1 gal.CD $9.) mixed with 2 tsp. apple cider vinegar and 1/4 tsp. baking soda... before or after (if you forget) meals helped balance the acids which are usually out of whack during/after SIBO and took probiotics. Big thing was cut out hard cheeses, starchy processed carbs. and sugary things. (I can have goat feta cheese). Hope this helps as it sure did get me turned around but took perseverance.