SIBO Treatment PatternsagirlinatlStill struggling
Any success with motility support?
I've tried almost all treatments out there. I've had this since 2009, and I've had food poisoning in the past so I think it might stem from there. I've…
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SIBO Treatment PatternsestavidaesunamierdaStill struggling
My gut has made me fear crowded spaces
Honestly, I don't even know how to say when this started, because as far back as I can remember, my body has never quite worked right. I'm 25 now, and…
SIBO Treatment PatternsshayanStill struggling
Skinny fat problems
Hey,so im 28 and i had a waist that eas big for my skinny build when i was 15 ,then i started to get bigger and better by strict gym routine and forced…
SIBO Treatment PatternshfdghjhhgStill struggling
Post-giardiasis IBS-D left me with stomach pain and diarrhea, then it turned out to be H2 SIBO
Post giardiasis ibs d, then h2 sibo with diarrhea, bloating, stomach pain. Nothing helped except maybe colilen and peppermint oil and antibiotics
SIBO Treatment PatternsdanshiriaevStill struggling
After 1 year of being bloated and constipated for 24/7
Have started having stomach problems almost a year ago when faced a bed food positing. After going through with food poisoning I have noticed pains arou…
SIBO Treatment Patternsje0100Still struggling
My story
I had C-Diff and Giardia in 2023, and had IBS symptoms since, but not bad enough to visit a GI doctor. In September of 2025, while traveling abroad I…
SIBO Treatment Patternsgutpattern_347c906fStill struggling
SIBO after probiotics and kimchi.
I have chronic lyme and have had it for 13 years. A year ago I contracted bartonella in the summer of 2025, and around that time also some gastroenterit…
SIBO Treatment Patternsgutpattern_115b24e7Still struggling
I thought I was recovering from my heart stopping — then my digestion completely changed
I had a sudden cardiac arrest on 3/25/24 and I haven’t been the same since. I was down for 25 minutes and received CPR that whole time until the paramed…
SIBO Treatment Patternsgutpattern_19873cf9Mostly resolved
Antibiotics wrecked my gut 2 years ago — healed from most symptons now, and finally tested IMO positive
About september/2024, did 3 antibiotics rounds over 2 months, to fight a sinus infection. The antibiotics were azithromycin, amoxicillin and moxifloxaci…
SIBO Treatment Patternsgutpattern_0360b09dStill struggling
My SIBO breath test finally showed methane-dominant SIBO after 2.5 years of anxiety, bloating, and being told it was just a stomach issue
My SIBO Journey About two and a half years ago, my health changed overnight. I was out to dinner with a friend when I suddenly had what felt like a…
SIBO Treatment Patternsgutpattern_84d64377Still struggling
Hydrogen SIBO at 69ppm: berberine, NAC, Biocidin, Creon, TUDCA, HCl — what I’ve tried so far
Symptoms - Immediate gas within a few minutes of eating, colon preasure like something is pushing, gastrc reflux, - Stuck gas or preasured gas shorty…
SIBO Treatment Patternsgutpattern_1796a66fMostly resolved
Three years of suffering before remission.
SIBO History Summary My gastrointestinal symptoms began gradually in approximately 2022, several months before I was diagnosed with Valley Fever (coccid…
SIBO Treatment Patternsgutpattern_30e3c57eStill struggling
Antibiotics made me feel better at first, but stopping them felt like going back to square one
Rifaximin metronidazole did not help me. I did 3 rounds of antibiotics. I felt better on them but right after i stopped it did nothing stopped working
SIBO Treatment Patternsgutpattern_04bc6001Somewhat resolved
Adding bifidobacterium set me back after I finally had my bloating and reflux under control
What I think caused it: poor diet growing up, took months worth of antibiotics for chronic tonsillitis before getting tonsils out, I believe my gut biom…
SIBO Treatment Patternsgutpattern_7887cc30Somewhat resolved
A private GI finally pointed to delayed gastric emptying, but the £2k breath test is stuck in limbo
Was seen privately by Mr Shidrawi (leading upper GI and bariatric consultant, London) who clinically identified delayed gastric emptying linked to hyper…
SIBO Treatment Patternsferal_muskratStill struggling
I’m 2 years into SIBO and I’m so defeated by the gas, diarrhea, weight loss, and dead-end doctors
I have Hydrogen dominant SIBO, confirmed by 3 breath tests. One in February 2025, another in February 2026, and a third 3hr breath test in April 2026…
SIBO Treatment Patternsgutpattern_b026b83bStill struggling
Sugar and carbs make me feel destroyed, but my blood sugar tests look normal
I’ve been possibly struggling with SIBO for years. I don’t know when it started but I’ve always had stress and was diagnosed with hashimotos around a…
SIBO Treatment Patternsgutpattern_577be55eStill struggling
I think my stress overeating triggered methane SIBO symptoms, but I’m still stuck waiting for testing
Overeating due to stress. Suspecting methane sibo due to symptoms but no testing done due to long wait list for a specialist
SIBO Treatment PatternsgoawaybiofilmsStill struggling
14+ years and still sick and expelling biofilms - help
Full History of GI Issues – Trent Lapinski Onset and Early Course (≈2015–2017) Symptoms began around 2015–2016 with progressive gut dysfunction that has…
SIBO Treatment Patternsgutpattern_51b26dc3Somewhat resolved
My breath test showed >20ppm methane, but my weirdest SIBO symptom was joint pain from fructans
Back pain and joint pain were primary symptoms, learned later that I was coincidentally avoiding the foods most likely to trigger the more common consti…
SIBO Treatment Patternsgutpattern_20634c82Still struggling
Struggling since childhood, yet to go into full remission
Had issues with gut biome since childhood, had dysbiosis diagnosis. Bloating, IBS, gastritis, low stomach acidity. Also problems with vaginal microflora…
SIBO Treatment Patternsalbertonuno7Still struggling
The doctors have left me in a much worse situation
I have been dealing with IBS-D (diarrhea, gas, and intestinal spasms) for 5 years. A doctor diagnosed me with fructose intolerance. After following a…
SIBO Treatment Patternsgutpattern_5cfceb42Still struggling
Magnesium, S. boulardii, probiotics, antibiotics… nothing has gotten me back to how I was
It seems to come about when I eat lots of sugary foods or just overeat in general. Symptoms during a flare up are severe bloating, smelly as farts and…
SIBO Treatment PatternsSeekingAnswersStill struggling
Food poisoning gave me hydrogen SIBO — rifaximin + Flagyl made it worse, elemental diet got me closest
Got SIBO/IBS after food poisoning. Hydrogen numbers off the chart. Methane borderline. Tried rifaximin + Flagler, made it much worse. Went from loose…
SIBO Treatment Patternsgutpattern_9b471335Somewhat resolved
Vagilen and Ciproxin helped my SIBO bloating, but I still get bloated after every meal
Vagilen and Ciproxin cured my SIBO; the bloating has improved with diaphragmatic breathing exercises, but I still get bloated, especially after meals
SIBO Treatment Patternsgutpattern_fa6e55b6Somewhat resolved
Biofilm disruptors, rifaximin, neomycin, and prucalopride gave me the first real relief I’d ever had
I'm now 47. I had both salmonella and appendicitis at around 12 or 13 years of age, and in the intervening years, dealt with severe urgency, food sensit…
SIBO Treatment Patternsgutpattern_46b51197Somewhat resolved
My methane dropped from 42 ppm to 26 ppm, but the biggest turning point was treating digestion and motility
My Methane SIBO (IMO) Journey My digestive symptoms began several years ago with GERD, eosinophilic esophagitis (EOE), and a hiatal hernia. Over time…
SIBO Treatment Patternsgutpattern_c84e2224Still struggling
5 years of constant bloating
Constant bloating and no relief from the bloating after bowel movements and passing gas. Bloat My began 5 years ago after a medical abortion and never…
SIBO Treatment Patternsgutpattern_ce715d6fStill struggling
I moved out of a moldy basement and the panic stopped, but the burping never did
I was living in a moldy basement for university and when I moved in I had really bad/infected in-grown toenails. I’m still not sure if all of these deta…
SIBO Treatment Patternsgutpattern_238ca680Still struggling
PHGG, prucalopride, psyllium, and capers helped more than anything so far — but I’m still piecing it together
I’ve had digestive problems for several years that began after a severe illness around late 2023/early 2024. My main symptoms are methane-predominant…
SIBO Treatment PatternsMatt_fromGutPatternSomewhat resolved
Five Years Chasing an Invisible Illness
The first sign was a sunburned feeling on my arms, except there was no sunburn. No redness. No rash. Just the sensation that my forearms had been quietly…