Pam’s Notes:
(Conclusions and Q & A start at approx. 38:00)
1. Can endometriosis be a root cause of SIBO?
2. IMO on the breath test. It doesn’t depend on sugar substrate. Fasting sample in the AM correlates with methane in the small bowel. It produces methane from gases you made yesterday. Tracking breath with what you just ate isn’t accurate.
(Cows Coco and Chuck)
3. Is there a connection between SIBO & bacterial vaginosis?
4. Is there any relationship between SIBO and glyphosate?
5. Antibodies – when should I retest?
6. Prokinetic Motegrity( prucalopride)- Can you take it long term?
7. Food Poisoning – What is the treatment to prevent SIBO? ( 1/2 Rifaxmin with each meal)
8. Are bacteria hiding in the mucus? ( biofilms)
9. Does SIBO cause leaky gut?
10. Would certain supplements help with the antibodies?
11. Do you see a relationship between COVID and SIBO?
12. Could a severe bulimia 30 years ago cause SIBO?
13. Can pelvic floor and vaginal/rectal prolapse cause SIBO?
14. Does mBIOTA Elemental need to be the full 14 days to be effective?
15. Is there a connection between methanogens and obesity? ( yes)
16. I can’t take NAC because I have gastritis( new product might be ok it wont drop in
the stomach-time will tell) (though asthma is a contraindication)
17. Fermented foods? ( time point 1:04)
18. Can SIBO cause breathing problems ( yes). H2S and reflux( DDW2026), and also the abdominal pressure.
19. Can SIBO cause gallbladder issues?
20. How do Rifaximin and bile work together?
21. NAC and Rifaxmin?
22. Anti-vinculin antibodies in scleroderma.
23. How important is a prokinetic after treatment to prevent relapse?
24 Does stevia affect MMC( yes)
25 . What if you are underweight?
26. Good reasons to do antibody testing ( IBS Smart test) to find out why, because if they are negative, what is causing your SIBO?
27. What are alternative to Neomycin( dose on Flagyl) 250 x 3 times a day
28 . What do I do about food during treatment (1:16)?
29 . Are you looking at Histamines and Sibo?
30. Strep in the gut?
31 . Is it possible to have IBS-C and test positive for hydrogen?
32. Can one have H2S without diarrhea?
33. How many times can you take Rifaximin?
34. Is an IBS Smart positive test correlated to IMO also?
35. When do you suggest retesting after treatment?
36. What if they don’t resolve overgrowth 100%, but the breath test is lower?
37. Don’t do pharma and herbals at the same time or anything with the Elemental diet!
38. Bloated after treatment, when can I start a second course? ( waits 2-3 weeks to see how they feel)
39 With Rifaximin – After overgrowth is resolved, the microbiome comes back online with harmony.
40. Colabeu –UK is now distributing the 3 gas breath test in the UK and Europe.
41. Does IMO cause slow motility?
42 . What to do if my GI isn’t up to date and telling me it’s anxiety?
43. Medical cannabis?
44. Tri-Cyclics will slow down the gut and cause more SIBO.
45. The biggest mistakes people make? Especially with Rifazmin, which is dose-specific.
46. Can you take just Rifaxmin for IMO?
47. What other antibiotic treatments do you use?
48. Disinformation – be careful because Facebook and other social media have inaccurate information.