November 25, 2018
SIBO, or "small intestinal bacterial overgrowth", and it's symptoms are kind of weird when you think about it.
Those with SIBO often feel better when they remove or severely restrict high FODMAP foods like apple, onion, garlic, peaches, cruciferous veggies, avocado.......
October 10, 2018
Many of my IBS and SIBO patients come in after months or years on the low FODMAP diet. Don't worry- It is 100% possible to safely add these foods back into your diet if you play your cards just right! I've coached many folks through this process before.
More often than...
August 21, 2018
A recent article titled "Brain fogginess, gas and bloating: a link between SIBO, probiotics, and metabolic acidosis" published in Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology has the whole SIBO world buzzing. I want to take a moment to dissect this article and discuss w...
August 1, 2018
I am honored to officially announce that I have been asked to participate in the upcoming IBS & SIBO SOS Summit. This online summit brings myself and 43 other IBS and SIBO experts to your computer screen for one jam-packed week in September.
The host of the event, Shiva...
March 1, 2018
Killing Too Much?
I work with a lot of people with gut problems- particularly Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO). Not surprisingly, much of my day is spent talking about gut "bugs" (bacteria, yeast, parasites, probiotic suppl...
March 18, 2017
These two really hit close to home. These two things have been BIG deal-breakers for my own gut healing, as well as many of my patients'.
I think one of the big reasons SIBO sufferers continue to suffer is that that many have the wrong mindset. For many people, when the...
January 23, 2017
Let's talk about drugs, guys.
No, but really. I can't tell you how many people have come to see me for SIBO when they are still on the drugs that (probably) caused the SIBO. Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs)** are the easiest to pick on and they are the most well studied fo...
January 22, 2017
Have you heard about this "leaky gut" thing?
Most people have at least heard of leaky gut syndrome now. It was all the rage about 5 years ago, but it has fallen away from the spotlight as SIBO has come more into focus. The basic summary of leaky gut is that when your in...