SIBO Treatment (Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth): Symptoms, Diet, Treatment, Etc.

While there are many causes of SIBO, some are easy to pinpoint while others are near impossible to discover where it came from. Here are some of the more obvious ones:

1. Low Stomach Acid – If you can’t eat heavy meals, red meat or you get acid reflux, then this can be the cause of your SIBO.

Treatment of SIBO doesn’t have to include Betaine HCL or other stomach support, but should be focused on getting the stomach acid back to normal so that you naturally treat your SIBO with your own body.

2. Lack of Movement – When your food sits in your digestive tract too long (constipation) or stress is leading to low stomach acid and slower movement of your MMC (migrating motor complex) if your food isn’t digested in a timely manner, you can get SIBO.

The carbohydrates sit to long in any given area and allow bacteria to proliferate above normal levels. To ensure you don’t get SIBO, try to have 2-3 bowel movements on most days. This is critical if you want to get rid of SIBO.

3. Low Bile and Digestive Enzymes – Since SIBO is caused by too much bacteria in the small intestine, it means that one of the control mechanisms may not be working well. Bile acids, digestive enzymes and stomach acid all control the quantity of bacteria in your digestive tract.

Optimizing liver, gallbladder and pancreas health is one of the best ways to cure SIBO naturally without antibiotics.

4. Antibiotics – SIBO antibiotics are used for treatment of SIBO as well as other antibiotics may be the cause of SIBO. Traditional antibiotic use as well as antibiotics in food can destroy good bacteria in the gut and allow other organisms to grow such as fungus, parasites and bacteria.

We find that treating SIBO with antibiotics is often effective for a short period of time, but that more often than not, dysbiosis needs to be treated from a holistic viewpoint rather than simply focusing on one organism. Our clinic focuses on SIBO herbal treatment and natural remedies for SIBO.

5. Low Immune Function – Stress, autoimmune conditions, hormone imbalance, blood sugar issue and medications can all take a toll on the immune system. If you are trying to keep your SIBO treatment natural, a focus on immune support can keep SIBO from coming back and should be part of your SIBO treatment plan.

6. Food Poisoning – Food poisoning is the #1 cause of dysbiosis or intestinal inflammation. We are exposed to many bacteria, parasites and viruses each day, even if we are eating organic vegetables. We are all familiar with how horrible our gut feels when we have food poisoning at a restaurant.

These toxins in poisonous bacteria destroy our gut lining and attack our immune system. This results in post-infectious IBS and SIBO. Contrary to common belief, not all food poisoning goes away on its own and many SIBO treatments fail to address other types of food poising other than e. coli.