SIBO test and questions about it efficacy and treatment

[Sue]

Hi again,

I posted a reply to my first post and should have created a new topic as I didn't receive any responses. I took the SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth) breath test on Mon. The score I had after waiting the requisite hr. was 164. I'm not sure what that means exactly. I'm on an antibiotic XIFAXAN for 10 days, if the ins. co. will allow another 4 days. This is my 4th day. It is helping somewhat ie. a lesser no. of D per day.

My questions are:
1. Have folks been treated with antibiotics, the result of taking the SIBO test and did it help? cure? any positive or negative results, info. would be appreciated.

Thanks for the responses to my initial post. I felt very welcomed.

Sue

[ant]

Hi Sue,

I have no experience of the SIBO test - perhaps others will comment.

Here is my experience of antibiotics FWIW. Before my getting chronic D, for a few years I had bouts of D treated with antibiotics. Each time it seems they cured the D problem but, in retrospect, the antibiotics may have contributed to MC. Since being diagnosed with MC I have taken antibiotics twice (for abscesses) and a by-product appeared to be better BMs at the time of taking the antibiotics. But this was only temporary and may, of course, have killed off more good flora in my gut.

Wishing you all the best, Ant

[Sue]

Thanks Ant, I appreciate your comments. I've already been diagnosed with CC. I hope the antibiotic doesn't make it worse. Sue

[tex]

Hi Sue,

Are you aware that you will need to take a good probiotic for a couple of weeks following the rifaximin treatment? Without it, it's possible you might be worse off than before you started the antibiobic treatment.

Here are a few past threads that you might find interesting:

http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewt ... ht=xifaxan

http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewt ... ht=xifaxan

http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewt ... ht=xifaxan

http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewt ... ht=xifaxan

http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewt ... ht=xifaxan

Tex

[Sue]

Thanks so much Tex

Your help is invaluable and to think we share the same central Texas area. The sites you gave me were most helpful. I just read about a gluten free cafe and store in Cedar Park called Food For Life that opened 6 mo. ago. 2051 Cypress Creek Rd. phone 512-331-0096. The owner's son, was diagnosed as autistic and she is a chiropractor. It is something I intend to check out.

I just bought a copy of a book Gut and Psychology Syndrome by Natasha Campbell-McBride MD from England. It includes a diet. You are probably knowledgeable in what she reports.

I've been on a gluten and dairy free diet for a yr. or so but not as religiously as I need to be. It hasn't helped that much. I have become much stricter. I do need to take the enterolab tests and find out what else may be creating problems.

Thanks again, Sue

[tex]

Thanks for the tip on the new store. I rarely go to Cedar Park these days, but if I find myself in that area, I'll visit that store, to see what they offer.

I'm not familiar with the book you mentioned, but it certainly has an interesting title.

Yes, for a GF diet to be effective, it has to be strictly followed. A little bit of gluten can go a long way, and casein is not very far behind, for many of us. About half of us are intolerant of soy, so soy is certainly worth checking out with an Enterolab test. For most of us, those tests are money well spent, in terms of peace of mind, and time savings.

You're most welcome,
Tex