I tried the antibiotics, too!
05/18/05 08:53 AM
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e_mcmaster
Reged: 01/16/05
Posts: 520
Loc: Norman, Oklahoma
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Hi badlydrawnboy,
My GI had heard about the research being done in LA and put me on antibiotics, too (although I was only on one - Xifanin/Xifaxin - what other one were you on?). I believe that I am at least 50% better since then... well, since I finally got rid of all the C that had built up that entire 10 days I was on the antibiotic. The week I was on it and the week afterwards was one of the worst few weeks I've had in a while, but after a huge amount of miralax, I'm feeling GREAT. Not perfect, but do we ever really feel perfect?
I had not heard that probiotics and fiber were bad for SIBO, and they seem to help me, actually. I will ask my GI about it when I go back in 2 weeks.
As for the C, there are a few things I've been doing that really help me:
1) Eating a lot of vegetables at night, right before I go to bed. Like a big salad, vegetable soup, etc. I do get somewhat bloated, but I'm just going to sleep and it's gone by the next morning... and I'm able to "go" almost every morning like clockwork. Something to think about.
2) Magnesium supplements. Our bodies don't absorb magnesium very well, which is why it acts as a "safe" stool softener. I either take 1500-2000mg or Miralax (my doctor believes it is not habit-forming) daily and I'm doing great.
3) Psyllium husks right before bed (but I guess that doesn't apply to you since you aren't doing fiber).
HTH!
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Elizabeth
all those years it wasn't IBS - it was celiac!
send me an email: liz@dopple.net
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