Dealing with SIBO: Any advice?
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SIBO is basically a test for when things from your large intestine migrate up into the small intestine, setting up shop and making themselves right at home. It creates this perfect little environment caused by slow gut motility, which leads to methane being released from food just sitting there too long—kind of like how alcohol cleans things out, if you catch my drift. The fallout? Brain fog, migraines, bloating, burping, shortness of breath, fatty liver, skin issues, hemorrhoids, polyps, blood pressure... the list goes on. The worst part is that mainstream American medicine doesn't actually treat the root cause; they just chase the symptoms. And man, it gets even uglier if your histamine levels spike.
The only way out is an absolute diet. No sugar, no bread, no soda. Quantity matters more than anything else. You need to eat nothing but pure nature—cook and bake only what’s strictly necessary.
A Paleo-style diet is your best bet. Just eat what people ate before electricity was a thing.
Stick to bitter salads; that’s the sweet spot.
Drink plenty of water and herbal teas.
In the morning, take a teaspoon of flaxseeds and grind five cloves in a coffee grinder, then mix it into a glass of water and drink it. Honestly, it works better if you soak them in water overnight and drink it first thing in the morning. It helps push those fungi back down to the large intestine and keeps you feeling full.
Keep moving. Swimming, hitting the gym, whatever.
Nothing else is going to touch this.
As for supplements—or what people call "therapy"—you really just want to speed up your gut motility using teas.
My advice? Don't try to kill off the fungi in your small intestine with heavy meds. If you do that, they start causing much nastier problems elsewhere.
Most importantly—and I mean this, pay attention—never drink anything at least 15 minutes before or after a meal. If you do, you're essentially nuking your stomach acid, which is the very first step in chemically processing your food.
After years of endless testing, I finally figured out what was happening through live blood analysis. You can actually see the presence of fungi and bacteria right there.
Maybe it was just psychological, but seeing those fungi swimming around in my own blood on the monitor changed things for me.
At the end of the day, we're looking at a massive issue. Very few people have the willpower to break the habits that define modern life.
Some healthcare systems actually recognize this as a legitimate condition: carbohydrate addiction. And the side effects are everything I mentioned earlier.
With this condition, the biggest hurdle is mental. It’s all about that psychological grip the carbs have on you.
Take care.
The only way out is an absolute diet. No sugar, no bread, no soda. Quantity matters more than anything else. You need to eat nothing but pure nature—cook and bake only what’s strictly necessary.
A Paleo-style diet is your best bet. Just eat what people ate before electricity was a thing.
Stick to bitter salads; that’s the sweet spot.
Drink plenty of water and herbal teas.
In the morning, take a teaspoon of flaxseeds and grind five cloves in a coffee grinder, then mix it into a glass of water and drink it. Honestly, it works better if you soak them in water overnight and drink it first thing in the morning. It helps push those fungi back down to the large intestine and keeps you feeling full.
Keep moving. Swimming, hitting the gym, whatever.
Nothing else is going to touch this.
As for supplements—or what people call "therapy"—you really just want to speed up your gut motility using teas.
My advice? Don't try to kill off the fungi in your small intestine with heavy meds. If you do that, they start causing much nastier problems elsewhere.
Most importantly—and I mean this, pay attention—never drink anything at least 15 minutes before or after a meal. If you do, you're essentially nuking your stomach acid, which is the very first step in chemically processing your food.
After years of endless testing, I finally figured out what was happening through live blood analysis. You can actually see the presence of fungi and bacteria right there.
Maybe it was just psychological, but seeing those fungi swimming around in my own blood on the monitor changed things for me.
At the end of the day, we're looking at a massive issue. Very few people have the willpower to break the habits that define modern life.
Some healthcare systems actually recognize this as a legitimate condition: carbohydrate addiction. And the side effects are everything I mentioned earlier.
With this condition, the biggest hurdle is mental. It’s all about that psychological grip the carbs have on you.
Take care.