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SIBO

Postby Bobbie » Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:48 pm

Sheila provided this hyper link.

http://www.medicinenet.com/small_intest ... rticle.htm

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Postby Bobbie » Mon Nov 05, 2007 3:08 pm

Kelleigh submitted this info. Thx.

Hello...I don't know if anyone has related C-diff with SIBO (Small Intestine Bacteria Overgrowth), but apparently it is another problem we can run into after having C-diff. (This is not to mention IBS, acid reflux, recurrent c-diff, Celiac disease which is gluten intolerance, fructose intolerance, various intestinal problems, etc. etc. ad nauseum). What I have discovered is that SIBO is actually good bacteria in the wrong place...it's not supposed to be in your small intestine. How or why it gets there is anyone's guess, but I would surmise our compromised immune systems because of c-diff could be the precurser to this little gem. SIBO is highly related to sufferers of IBS, but can be a stand-alone problem. What is horrid about it is that it causes extreme pain and discomfort in the upper abdomen and eating breads or products that feed the bacteria make it worse. Certain foods are not as easily soluble in the gut and they are the ones that can cause the pain with SIBO.

There is however a new treatment with good results, but it's very similar to the results with Vanco for C-diff. Cedars Sinai hospital's Dr. Mark Pimentel found that giving SIBO/IBS patients 400 mg. of Rifaximin three times a day for 10 days actually eliminated problems with SIBO/IBS and was long lasting after the antibiotics were finished. This antibiotic is non-systemic, and is only released in the intestine. So, it might be something you'd like to look up on the web and take to your doctor if you're suffering with what the docs call IBS. Personally I believe many doctors lump all problems with intestines into an IBS category when they actually don't know what's causing the problem. Should you wish more on this nasty little bug, just put in your search engine, SIBO + IBS or SIBO + treatment.

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Postby Bobbie » Mon Nov 05, 2007 3:10 pm

Christina submitted this info.

The connection with C-diff and SIBO is not new. It's usually treated with Xifaxan which ironically is now used to treat C-diff.The other irony to all if this is that then the treatment for SIBO can cause C-diff to come back. Such a vicious cycle. http://www.iffgd.org (International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders)sometimes has some useful info. on the subject.

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Re: Relationship Between SIBO & IBS?

Postby Bobbie » Thu Jul 31, 2014 1:27 am

Some C. diff. experts think "upper" treatments such as the NG form of FMT can help create a SIBO problem.


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