Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: SIBO, IBS and the FODMAP diet

Treating SIBO with antibiotics has not been shown to be particularly effect as repeated courses of antibiotics are usually required but even then it usually comes back.

The FODMAP diet has proven to be quite effective for managing SIBO. I use the FODMAP approach along with Heather's Eating for IBS diet and it works quite well.

Since you were diagnosed with SIBO then presumably you have IBS-D. Like you I find that many low FODMAP fruits and veggies still cause problems primarily from their high insoluble fiber content. If you buy one of the following books by Dr. Sue Shepherd and Dr. Peter Gibson - the developers of the FODMAP diet - you will see they explain how to deal with fiber and other common IBS trigger foods too beside high FODMAP foods.

The Complete Low-FODMAP Diet: A Revolutionary Plan for Managing IBS and Other Digestive Disorders

Food Intolerance Management Plan

Also, if you need guidance with the FODMAP approach it is useful to find a dietitian in your area trained in the FODMAP approach. You might ask you doctor for a referral. Also there is a Facebook group the "IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) Support Group". Many people in that group use the FODMAP approach successfully and some of them have been diagnosed with SIBO too.

Good luck

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Edited by Syl (05/21/14 04:17 AM)

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