Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth --- SIBO

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Hi Heron,

Six or seven years ago, Dr. Pimentel did a study of fibromyalgia patients and Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth. He found that most fibromyalgia patients had unusually high hydrogen readings in the breath test. The higher the number, the more the pain. One of the people he treated with antibiotics is someone I know. This lady said that her fibromyalgia pain left when the bacteria were killed. So, I think this subject is pretty important.

You can use bile, antibiotics, enteric coated peppermint and enteric coated oregano to kill the bacteria. You can use diet to starve the bacteria. You can use probiotics to reduce inflammation and perhaps change the composition of the bacteria. (I would not employ probiotics that contain D-lactic acid forming bacteria.) Yet this is not the whole solution. In order to keep the bacteria from returning, you have to restore the specific mechanical action of the small intestine that removes this excess bacteria. There are quite a few things, several of which are essential, that will help restore this function. Here are the things that I feel are essential:

1. proper stomach acid

2. plenty of bicarbonates between meals, and especially just before bedtime on an empty stomach

3. T3 thyroid

4. supplements to kill off the bacteria, especially bile, enteric coated oregano and enteric coated peppermint (You can find a bile supplement at www.DEWSnatural.com A lot may be needed. Perhaps three pills with each meal for a month.)

5. a diet that starves the bacteria, like the Specific Carbohydrate Diet

6. proper alignment of the spine, including the tail bone and the top vertebra. (Use an upper cervical care specialist for the alignment of the neck, not a regular chiropractor. A regular chiropractor may do more harm than good.)

Here is a list that I consider of secondary importance in restoring the intestinal function:

1. elimination of parasites, especially giardia which likes to live in the bile ducts

2. reduce inflammation, especially make sure you get enough vitamin K which helps protect you from the LPS of gram negative bacteria. Pure Encapsulations Synergy K appears pretty good. I'd also take it with Nattokinase to reduce the possibility of blood clotting. Take nattokinase three times a day, ideally spaced 8 hours apart. Nattokinase is also going to help break up the fibrin and restore circulation.

3. taurine, which improves the integrity of the platelets, and thus the proper use of serotonin in the intestines. It will also increase acetylcholine, which is important for the proper wave motion of the intestines. As a bonus, taurine may improve sleep, stomach acid production and bile production. (Start with only a tiny bit of taurine in the morning and take it with food.)

4. 3 grams of glycine taken just before bedtime. This helps to restore non-REM sleep. Better sleep means better thyroid regulation.

5. Avoidance of polyunsaturated oils. These cause serotonin to leak from cells. Also, they promote the growth of yeast in low oxygen environments like the intestines.

6. Plenty of salt

7. Magnesium. Epsom Salt (magnesium sulfate) baths would be great, assuming you live in an area where the water isn't fluoridated.

I know that I didn't explain why a lot of this is important. However, if you wish, pick one of these topics. I will talk more about it. Perhaps that would be a good way to continue this discussion.