This is a repeat posting that I also put on the Irritable Bowel forum.
I thought people need to see that an overgrowth of bacteria in the small intestine can possibly affect the immune response in the bladder and elsewhere.
Below is repeat:
So, I've just finished the hydrogen (lactulose) breath test this morning; My GI doc suspected I have SIBO (small intestine bacterial overgrowth). He was correct!!
If either the hydrogen or methane goes up more than 12 points from baseline, it's considered a positive. I went from 5 points hydrogen baseline to 33 points at 60 minutes, to 52 points at 90 minutes. My methane stayed the same.
I am to take 2 200 mg Xifaxan/3X/day for 10 days. This is the generic for RIFAXAMIN.
It is an antibiotic. I will touch base with him if I am not better.
I will see how this goes in helping my IBS. My primary symptoms: bloating after meals, intestinal gas, cramping which is severe on occasion, diarrhea with the cramping. Supposedly, if the methane is increased, this coincides with IBS-C. I do not have increase of methane, but I do have constipation.
I'm posting this because I was given some other articles to read by the tech, and it seems that there are other avenues to explore as to how the SIBO can affect the entire body in general. For instance, there may be an immune response to the fact that the bacteria are proliferating in the small intestine where they don't belong. Sleep can be affected. Who knows, maybe our IC is connected(?);that's my idea and my GI docs idea as well. Also there seems to be a high correlation between fibromyalgia and SIBO. Altered gut motility is another symptom of SIBO.
According to what I've read on the internet, your nutritional status can be compromised and fatigue is common.
Anyhow, for what it's worth, this is something else to bring up with your docs.
If I can help anybody, it's worth it.
I thought people need to see that an overgrowth of bacteria in the small intestine can possibly affect the immune response in the bladder and elsewhere.
Below is repeat:
So, I've just finished the hydrogen (lactulose) breath test this morning; My GI doc suspected I have SIBO (small intestine bacterial overgrowth). He was correct!!
If either the hydrogen or methane goes up more than 12 points from baseline, it's considered a positive. I went from 5 points hydrogen baseline to 33 points at 60 minutes, to 52 points at 90 minutes. My methane stayed the same.
I am to take 2 200 mg Xifaxan/3X/day for 10 days. This is the generic for RIFAXAMIN.
It is an antibiotic. I will touch base with him if I am not better.
I will see how this goes in helping my IBS. My primary symptoms: bloating after meals, intestinal gas, cramping which is severe on occasion, diarrhea with the cramping. Supposedly, if the methane is increased, this coincides with IBS-C. I do not have increase of methane, but I do have constipation.
I'm posting this because I was given some other articles to read by the tech, and it seems that there are other avenues to explore as to how the SIBO can affect the entire body in general. For instance, there may be an immune response to the fact that the bacteria are proliferating in the small intestine where they don't belong. Sleep can be affected. Who knows, maybe our IC is connected(?);that's my idea and my GI docs idea as well. Also there seems to be a high correlation between fibromyalgia and SIBO. Altered gut motility is another symptom of SIBO.
According to what I've read on the internet, your nutritional status can be compromised and fatigue is common.
Anyhow, for what it's worth, this is something else to bring up with your docs.
If I can help anybody, it's worth it.
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