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Is Your Clinical Approach to SIBO Treatment Leading to Recurrence? (Podcast)

Why is SIBO (small intestinal bowel overgrowth) challenging to treat? Might the issue lie in hasty diagnoses and repetitive treatments without deeply exploring the root cause of SIBO? Could its persistent nature be attributed to the common approach of using antibiotics or herbal equivalents and restrictive diets aimed at starving gut bacteria? Join us today for an honest discussion with Angela Pifer, the renowned SIBO Guru

Why Use Breath Testing for SIBO and IBS?

You see patients in your office with chronic digestive issues, such as bloating, gas, diarrhea, and abdominal cramps all the time. First, you may want to rule out irritable bowel diseases and other serious gastrointestinal issues. At this point, many doctors may diagnose their patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).Read

SIBO & NAFLD – Cause, Effect or Bystander?

A recent review published in Nutrients examines the relationship between small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). This relationship has gained research attention, as a growing body of evidence points to gut microbiota as playing a potentially causal role in NAFLD development and progression, including the promotion of the inflammatory response, hepaticRead

Foods to Eat & Avoid for Optimal Microbiome Health

Everyone’s gut microbiome is unique and evolving. Harmonizing the gut, by keeping the trillions of microbial residents in balance is a key to health and wellbeing. Whenever there is dysbiosis or a loss of diversity in the gut microbiota, there is often discomfort and disease can develop. 97 million Americans (between 10Read

A Promising Herbal Therapy for Patients with SIBO

Could there be natural support for patients with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO)? SIBO is characterized by a higher concentration of bacteria exceeding 100,000 colony-forming units per mL of fluid in the proximal jejunum. It can cause symptoms such as bloating, gas, abdominal pain, diarrhea or constipation, and malnutrition. SIBORead

PART 2: The Pervasive Misuderstanding of What the FODMAP Diet Does and Doesn’t Do

The exaggerated confidence given to the FODMAP diet, that it has the ability to favorably alter the intestinal microbiota, starve out organisms, or alter the immune system by reducing histamines, for example, are unfounded in the literature. The diet is being misrepresented across publications, by practitioners and over social media,Read

Part 1: The Pervasive Misunderstanding of What The FODMAP Diet Does And Does Not Do

As the FODMAP diet grows in popularity, we need to be clear about what the research has revealed. There is a pervasive misunderstanding of what the FODMAP diet does and does not do, and how it should be used in a clinical setting. The review study referenced in the article,Read

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Why Use Breath Testing for SIBO and IBS?

SIBO & NAFLD – Cause, Effect or Bystander?

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A Promising Herbal Therapy for Patients with SIBO

PART 2: The Pervasive Misuderstanding of What the FODMAP Diet Does and Doesn’t Do

Part 1: The Pervasive Misunderstanding of What The FODMAP Diet Does And Does Not Do

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