Quote: I presume you are referring to statements such as "The two most common treatments for SIBO among patients with IBS are oral antibiotics and probiotics". The assumption is an IBS sufferer also has SIBO. The antibiotics are for the SIBO and the probiotics I believe are targeted more to the IBS. I don't recall reading about anyone having conventional SIBO as a result of surgery or disease such as pancreatitis being treated with probiotics. Also generally speaking you don't want many bacteria in your small intestine anyway. However, I won't be surprized if someone somewhere is doing this kind of research
PS - I see your signature in this posting. I wonder how I missed in the previous one
"Instead, people with chronic digestive problems such as gas, bloating, diarrhea, and/or constipation are often told they have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) when the underlying problem is actually small intestine bacterial overgrowth. Given that IBS is the number one gastrointestinal diagnosis, bacterial overgrowth could be greatly underdiagnosed".
And here are the symptoms of SIBO:
abdominal bloating and gas after meals pain constipation chronic loose stools or diarrhea - studies have found 48% to 67% of people with chronic diarrhea had bacterial overgrowth. soft, foul-smelling stools that stick to the bowl fatigue - megaloblastic anemia due to vitamin B12 malabsorption depression nutritional deficiency despite taking supplements weight loss abdominal pain mucus in stools bloating worse with carbs, fiber, and sugar
-------------------- Jeanette IBS-D, then switched to IBS-A, now stable with Udo's Choice Super Bifido Plus Probiotic
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Re: Probiotics----even if you tested negative for SIBO?
