Lower right stomach pain after Covid turned into months of bloating and dead ends
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stomach pain in the lower right quadrants and intense bloating happened a couple weeks after having covid. had ct scan and came back normal except for some “medication build up” in the appendix and a small kidney stone. eventually did a sibo breath test and tested positive for hydrogen dominant sibo. took rifaximin and it had no effect. i tried two other antibiotics that also didn’t make much of a difference. low fodmap diet helped. now i’ve been diagnosed with ibs-d and take 30mg of nortriptyline each night to help with the pain.
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Low FODMAP diet helped.
Takes 30 mg nortriptyline each night to help with pain after IBS-D diagnosis.
Tried two other unnamed antibiotics.
Took rifaximin after positive hydrogen-dominant SIBO breath test.
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Sign in to replyIberogast has done wonders for my pain, not so much anything for my bloating. I've been taking Iberogast for years and it still significantly helps me. It may be worth trying?