Jaydee1507Administrator in reply to Regenallotment11 days ago

This was a few years ago when I was seeing a nutritionist to help with gut issues. I did a hydrogen breath test and also a comprehensive stool analysis. The herbals + specific probiotics were chosen as a result of those tests and I can't now find the details of what I did take. You do really need to know what overgrowths you are dealing with to know what will likely help. It may not even be specifically SIBO but more a gut dysbiosis issue for instance. Dealing with gut issues is all a bit of a mine field!

Eeyore100 in reply to Regenallotment11 days ago

Hi, my sister has been taking this for a week or so and has seen a distinct improvement in her burpy, windy, bloaty system... I've not looked into it but thought I'd put it out here

Biomel

Imaaan in reply to Regenallotment11 days ago

Regarding garlic and other sulphur containing foods linked to yeast overgrowth and SIFO

youtu.be/0tyc9HMNVgU(Not working as expected?)

Jaydee1507Administrator in reply to Imaaan11 days ago

Thank you Imaaan. I hope to be able to help a few fellow weary travellers along this awful path.

Imaaan in reply to Jaydee150711 days ago

I know its important to test before embarking on the herbs to see which sibo you have and to know what your numbers are to track the progress but I couldn't. I was on a tight budget so I decided to skip the testing and decided to treat based on symptoms. I looked at the study that compared antimicrobials to rifaximin and chose to do one of the protocols(Biotics Research) By the second week, I felt a difference for the better thanks to God, so I knew I was on the right track.

Jaydee1507Administrator in reply to Imaaan11 days ago

Yes it's definitily not cheap doing the tests. I only did tests in the beginning and then went by symptoms. I'm glad I did them though as then knew what I was dealing with. There are some folk who completely lack certain beneficial bacteria for instance and that would be something important to know.

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Imaaan in reply to Regenallotment11 days ago

Glad to hear that you've got the hang of it. If you continue to benefit from it, hopefully you can update us in 3 weeks time.

I dont have the guts to make it😜

Imaaan in reply to Regenallotment11 days ago

Good to hear

Forgot to mention earlier that I was too scared to introduce berberine hcl before since its known to reduce blood pressure and does something to blood sugar levels. If I recall, diabetes can benefit from it. The metagenics br doesn't have a crazy dosage amount.

PS ...I never got an alert that you tagged me. I just clicked on your post when I saw it on the forum.

Imaaan in reply to Jaydee150711 days ago

I looked into Biogaia around January and figured the amount of pills I would need to take to make a difference was too much and costly.

Thanks for sharing your experience with both and I'm glad to hear that the allicin was a powerhouse in your journey.

Swissgirl in reply to Imaaan10 days ago

Hi Imaaan. Thank you very much for your detailed reply and all the info , I really appreciate it. Yes, my MCAS doc told me that the antibiotic treatment for SIBO was pretty aggressive! If I do test positive ( which I wouldn’t be at all surprised about!) I will most definitely go down the herbal route first and see if I can deal with it without using antibiotics. I am actually at the moment most concerned o about the SIBO test itself, as we don’t know whether i will tolerate the lactulose liquid, which I’ll have to take before testing. We’ve decided that to be safe we’ll do the test at the clinic, in case I react badly and like this will have immediate medical attention available. I’ve never had anaphylaxis so far, although similar type reactions and we don’t want to risk it! We are hoping that if I do react we’ll be able to get an elevated tryptase level measurement, which will hopefully help with the whole disability pension process I am in to recognize the MCAS, as I fulfill all the criteria.

I am also concerned about the herbal supplements did he possible SIBO, as again don’t know which ones, if any, I’ll tolerate. Definitely nothing from the allium family ( garlic, onion, etc) as these make me very ill.

My DAO levels have returned to normal after going on the strict elimination diet and raising Armour NDT and I have been diagnosed with MCAS without HIT.

But I will definitely look into all the other supplements you mention.

Yes, back to meat and fish for the past few years, as body was craving animal protein after ca 30 years of being vegetarian. Initially really helped with energy levels. Eggs and cheese just weren’t enough anymore, and I also then became egg and diary intolerant, as well as gluten and soy - I think linked to Hashis. This was all before getting seriously ill in Oct 2020

Thanks again🌸

Imaaan in reply to Swissgirl10 days ago

Hopefully the test will be smooth sailing for you and you wont experience any hiccups. As for the garlic supplements, as long as the supplement says allicin you shouldn't have any issues hopefully. There is one particular brand that is recommended on the fb group and is recommended by naturopaths because its sibo friendly

All the best and update us on your progress

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