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SIBO

An update on an Italian study on SIBO and lactulose transit time.

Chris Kresser: I want to start by talking a little bit about SIBO and breath testing. This was a question...

Regarding appendectomy as a risk factor for recurrent SIBO, can you elaborate on the functional role of the appendix and how its proper function may keep SIBO at bay? Also any insight into preventative measures for avoiding appendectomy?

Chris Kresser: I cannot elaborate on the functional role of the appendix and how its proper function may keep SIBO...

Do you see patients that have increased diarrhea when taking Xifaxan for SIBO or IBS? How can you decipher between Herx reaction versus adverse reaction in this case?

Chris Kresser: It’s a great question. We don’t see a lot of that. We certainly have seen patients who have...

If a SIBO patient had a severe reaction to Prescript-Assist, still has residuals of a rash six weeks after stopping, what is your recommendation for implementing probiotics in the SIBO and dysbiosis protocol?

Dr. Amy Nett: If a patient doesn’t tolerate it—it sounds like that was a terrible rash!—Prescript-Assist is out. OK. The...

For methane-predominant SIBO, do you simply add the Jarrow Ideal Bowel Support to the standard botanical protocol? Should this be taken at any particular time of the day?

Dr. Amy Nett: Yeah, for methane-predominant SIBO, if you’re talking about the botanical protocol, yes, what we do is we...

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