Adding bifidobacterium set me back after I finally had my bloating and reflux under control
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The story
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 biome has been very messed up since then. I tried to start eating healthy a couple years ago (read more fiber) and that’s when my symptoms ramped up
Main symptoms: severe bloating (looking pregnant), acid reflux, indigestion, burping, gas. Side symptoms I think are related: rosacea, eczema, brain fog
Triggers: for some time, everything. But especially beans
Test: SIBO breath test, tested positive for hydrogen sibo up by +70 points
Treatments: - 1 round of rifaximin (didn’t do too much) - 2 weeks of low fodmap (didn’t notice much difference) - 1 month of Berberine + atrantil (started to slowly make a difference) - did another round of rifaximin (helped totally wipe out the overgrowth) - started betaine hcl + digestion supplement each meal, magnesium citrate and motility pro This helped get my digestion moving quickly, don’t think my stool was fully healthy but didn’t have any bloating reflux etc and felt relief in the stomach
I added sunfiber and florastor which also I found helpful. Also started to incorporate chia seeds into diet which was helpful.
Setback: I felt like I needed to add good bacteria in, so started taking bifidobacterium, totally set me back. Started to bloat, reflux, gas and everything. Now I’ve layered back in berberine + atrantil and occasionally oregano oil to get it back under control
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Taken with Berberine for 1 month; started to slowly make a difference. Later layered back in to get symptoms back under control.
Taken with Atrantil for 1 month; started to slowly make a difference. Later layered back in to get symptoms back under control.
Started with digestion supplement each meal, magnesium citrate, and Motility Pro; helped get digestion moving quickly, no bloating or reflux, and relief in stomach.
Started incorporating chia seeds into diet and found it helpful.
Taken each meal with betaine HCl, magnesium citrate, and Motility Pro; helped get digestion moving quickly, no bloating or reflux, and relief in stomach.
Started with betaine HCl, digestion supplement, and Motility Pro; helped get digestion moving quickly, no bloating or reflux, and relief in stomach.
Took months worth of antibiotics for chronic tonsillitis before tonsils out; contributor thinks gut biome has been messed up since then.
Started taking bifidobacterium to add good bacteria; totally set back symptoms with bloating, reflux, gas and everything.
Tried eating healthy with more fiber; symptoms ramped up around then.
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