I Had A Bacterial Overgrowth Test Today
#272752 - 07/06/06 07:58 AM
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The results were positive. I wanted to know what you feel this indicates or means so far as my IBS goes and ways of treating it.
How common is this for IBS and what is your knowledge of it?
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How does your doctor think it should be treated?
I've only read something about this in passing. I think the doc needs to give you antibiotics. Afterwards, I think you're supposed to take probiotics? Can someone correct me if I'm wrong about this?
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I have to meet the doctor and discuss, my reason for asking the board is because I wanted to know if you have this or how consistent this is with IBS and your thoughts.
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I noticed you stopped taking probiotics. Is this something your doctor told you to do? Both probiotics and antibiotics are used to treat bacterial overgrowth. You may want to talk to your doctor about whether or not you should continue taking the probiotics.
As for if it is related to IBS, it could be causing some of the symptoms you're having.
Hope you get better soon,
Kat
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Kat
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Supposedly this is very common in IBS patients. I suggest the book, "A New IBS Solution" by Mark Pimentel. It talks only about bacteria overgrowth in IBS patients and how to deal with it.
According to the book you're suppose to take Xiafaxan(antibiotic) for 10 - 20 days. I'd ask your doctor if he's heard of this book as well since he's the doctor that came up with this discovery. Good luck.
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Jon - (IBS C)
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Here is the situation, and thanks for the response.
I had to stop taking the probiotic because of the test.
In order to prepare for the test you must be off the probiotic, after the test yesterday I went back on it, so that issue is resolved.
The next thing, I had the test done in order to be able to receive a prescription for Rifaximin.
The generic brand I think is Xifaxan, the doctor had told me this was approved in Europe and the U.S. but for travelrs d, he actually wanted me to do a trial of Rifaxmin to help it be approved for IBS treatment, but once I found out my insurance compnay would pay for it then I wanted to skip the trail and get a prescription.
I have to ask, if Xifaxan is so useful howcome not only did Heather not speak of it in her book, howcome she pretty much feels medications are not the correct approach?
It seems should Xifaxan be so regarded this contradicts Heather's premise.
What do you or anybody know of Xifaxan by chance?
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I can't answer for Heather, but I don't believe the majority of people with classic IBS have this bacteria overgrowth. In that situation, diet is key in helping to stablize IBS, but in some cases a combination of diet and medication is needed.
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So does this mean I likely have SIBO and not IBS, that SIBO mimicks IBS, and if diet it the key, I have been on Heather's diet for over a year.
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I don't think that Heather is against medication. It seems to me that medications don't work for everyone and that a lot of people find that a combination of things (diet, medication, exercise, etc.) work best. If you have a bacterial overgrowth, that seems like something that may not be managed with diet alone.
Did you notice any improvement being on the diet? I wonder if the medication and the diet in combination might not do the trick.
Hope you're finding more answers....it's so awful to be feeling bad and not know how to fix it!
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Oh the diet has helped to a certain extent.
I notice when I have felt worse, it almost is always from eating dark meat, insolubale fiber, essentially all the food Heather makes as ones to avoid I have, and when they aren't, believe me I feel it.
That said, diet alone has not done it, there has been improvement, but only to a certain extent, it seems as my doctor said diet will exasberate symptoms, but it does not cause anything to happen.
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