#antibiotics

Methane SIBO (IMO): Causes, Symptoms, Testing and Treatment

Methane SIBO, now called intestinal methanogen overgrowth (IMO): why it causes constipation, how breath tests diagnose it, and how it is treated.

Berberine for SIBO: Evidence, Doses and Drug Interactions

What the research says about berberine for SIBO: the trials against rifaximin, doses used in studies, side effects, and the drug interactions to know about.

Treating SIBO with natural antimicrobials and herbs

What the evidence says about herbal antimicrobials for SIBO: berberine, oregano oil, allicin and neem, the doses used in studies, and drug interactions.

Treating SIBO with prebiotics

Which prebiotics help or hurt with SIBO: the PHGG plus rifaximin trial, acacia, HMOs, inulin and GOS, and how practitioners time fiber around treatment.

SIBO Breath Tests

How SIBO breath tests work: glucose vs. lactulose, how to prepare, the official cut-offs for hydrogen, methane and hydrogen sulfide, and how accurate they are.

Treating Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth with Biofilm Disruptors

What biofilms are, whether they matter in SIBO, and what the evidence shows for NAC, enzymes, EDTA, bismuth and lactoferrin, plus die-off and binders.

Prescription Antibiotic Therapies for Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth

How rifaximin, neomycin and metronidazole are used for SIBO and methane overgrowth: success rates in studies, doses, side effects and what to do after.