SIBO

How to Reduce gut pH without exacerbating bladder pain-F, 61, Autoimmune,

Please can I have some support/recommendations for a very complex client who is very sensitive to changes. I have been working with her for just over a month. Menopausal Female, 61, with Fibromyalgia & autoimmune Erosive Lichen Planus that affects oral and genital tissues (vulvodynia). Bladder pain (interstitial cystitis) has…

SIBO Hydrogen dominant

Hi, I am a nutritional therapy student and I have a study case that has SIBO tested positive for Hydrogen dominant.  Are there any dietary recommendations specific for Hydrogen dominant SIBO or it´s the FODMAP diet for both methane/hydrogen SIBO?  

MS client with possible Candida overgrowth/SIBO

Client, female, age 31 diagnosed MS 2017.  Has had two rounds (one year apart) Lemtrada Infusion, with antibiotic and Acyclovir for 1 month. She is quite anxious and has a history of anorexia and bulimia . (still very uncomfortable about weight and refuses to eat more incase you puts on…

40 yo F with SIBO

SIBO protocol advice please for 40 year old female client I have taken on the above client who had already tested positive for SIBO when she came to the first appointment (test via Biolab in February). She had been seeing a private GP who, prior to the test, had recommended…

Vegan diet and SIBO

Any suggestions of vegan low FODMAP dietary measures that can be used to resolve SIBO? Joanne Jackson

Elemental Diet, SIBO

Hi, Alison Siebecker recommends – if using – a home made elemental diet for SIBO or Vivonex. The amino acid supplement she recommends isn’t available in the UK – it could of course be imported but I wondered if you have any suggestions for an alternative. Also are you aware…

C Diff infection

I have a client tomorrow (female, 71) who has recently been gravely ill with C Diff. I believe the infection has now been cleared but she wants to regain her strength and improve her gut microbiota. She still has gut symptoms and craves carbs, plus has allergies and arthritis. I’m…

44 yo F with Bowel resection

She has been diagnosed by her doctor with SIBO and Thrush in stomach and has had 90% of her bowel removed in a previous surgery. she is on no medicatiion at present .she smokes and also drinks well over her weekly unit allowance and her diet needs lots of work.…

4 yo G with Accuracy of PCR DNA testing for H Pylori in Stool

A comment made my Nigel Abraham’s at the recent Genova/Metametrix evening has cast doubt as to the accuracy of DNA testing for H Pylori. His advice was to get H Pylori confirmed by conventional methods but I have noted your comments on other postings on this subject which appear to…

62 yo F with Wandering, changeable gastric pain

Female client, 62 years, with 12 month + history of gastric pain. Pain mainly along ribcage, both front and back, but can travel down abdomen/sides to hips and also occurs above navel. Pain is variable in intensity, sometimes stabbing and severe, sometimes more manageable. Can be intermittent, but never a…

56 yo F with multiple health issues

Was initially contacted by a 56 yr old female who is a full time carer for her elderly mother. No children. 5 feet 6 inch, 16st 10lb 49 waist, 52 hip. I had one long call with her three month ago then heard nothing but was contacted again recently where…
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48 yo F with severe constipation

Presenting symptoms: • bouts of severe diarrhoea, every 3-4 weeks, left her exhausted for the rest of the day, once she fainted. • bouts like this experienced for 25-27 (!) years, with an unexplained break for 2 years until it started again in November 2015 (client on “Juice Plus Diet”…

43 yo F with ongoing IBS

Hi I’d be very grateful for some help with my case. My Client is 43, Female, 5ft 1” weight Dec 2015 42.14kg BMI 17.5 Part time office job and Mother 1 daughter born 2010 IBS – abdominal pain – described as dull, constant right ilial fossa, present daily and abdominal…

41 yo F with Chronic Digestive Issues

This lady has been diagnosed with retrofecele (muscular weakness) and with slow transit. She is under the care of a gastroenterologist and is taking 1mg Prucalopride and 1 sachet of Movicol daily to help promote bowel clearance. She has a 20 year history of digestive complaints (bloating, wind, pain, reflux).…

37 yo F with High cortisol and heartburn

I have been working with a female client (37) for some time on boosting energy and stress. She has had a particularly stressful couple of years, including breakdown of her marriage and looking after her 2 sons on her own. She is an incredibly anxious person, is really struggling to…

35 yo F with gut health issues and history of bulimia

I have a client who has had a long history of medical issues, and is now seeking an alternative route. She is a 35-year-old accountant. She was raped by a gang living close to her home when she was 11 years old, this happened for two years, but never told…

18 yo M with gastric reflux and acne

I have recently seen a client who suddenly started experiencing reflux at about 13 yrs of age. He experiences some form of reflux daily as the return of food but is not sick. He is very sporty, looks very fit and it doesn’t stop him doing anything, but is unpleasant…

Suspected histamine intolerance

Female client, mid 30’s with digestive issues…. Histamine? SIBO? what am I missing Client (SM) came to me a couple of years ago with poor immunity, increased allergies & digestive issues, bloating, queasiness, headaches, high stress due to a sick child & stressful job. Her child had been my client…