SIBO

First test results were high positive 120 peak for methane, and then after three weeks of rifaximin, neomycin, and then 10 weeks of herbal protocol, retest showed great improvement, but both methane and hydrogen present with combined peak of 30. As there had been an improvement, would you continue herbal protocol for another month and retest or now switch to two weeks of elemental diet? Do you often find that it takes longer than three months for high test levels to reduce?

Chris Kresser: Great question and, yes, 120 is very very high, so you would expect a longer treatment protocol to...

Chris Kresser: Yes, it’s the latter actually. They’re okay as long as they’re tolerated, and that’s going to be determined...

Amy Nett: I think if someone is diagnosed with esophagitis, you want to do a full array of gut testing...

Amy Nett: Okay, so breaking these down a little bit. In terms of Meridian Valley Lab, they offer a few...

Chris Kresser: A few ways to answer that. Number one, in the presentation as you know, the criteria that I...

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