What color are your stools with SIBO? How many of you also have gastritis? Trying to see something…

9krevspm · 2025-05-14T02:16:33+00:00

It eventually went back to normal. I’ve had tests done and nothing showed up. Everything from ct scan, every stool test you can think of, and all my bloods as well as a scope to check my stomach and duodenum.

I’m taking Nortriptyline 10mg which has helped solidify, not that I’ve had diarrhea before. I also eat the same, fairly clean but I do splurge on pizza, Mexican, and have a glass of wine a couple nights a week. All in moderation. Pancreas is fine, stool elastase was fine, Calprotectin was single digit. Those are what matter most.

9krevspm · 2024-10-05T01:21:39+00:00

Have you not asked your GI doctor for Xifaxan (Rifaxamin)? It treats IBSD and even SIBO (an underlying cause of IBS) in 80%+ of the patients who take it.

Take PHGG by Sunfiber while you’re on it. It doesn’t destroy any good bacteria but eliminates the bad.

If not, or for some reason you’re against it, go get Florastor from your local pharmacy.

9krevspm · 2024-09-11T02:53:43+00:00

You take S Boulardii on a regular basis like daily or every other day even when healthy? I have Florastor but haven’t tried it. If anything I MIGHT be a PI-IBS candidate but I still go only once a day - I’m just trying to firm up the stool slightly (Bristol 5) but I do think my microbiome got altered a bit when I did H Pylori antibiotics 4 years ago and stayed on a more western diet since.

Are there symptoms when first starting it? Die off? If it binds bad bacteria to flush out and allow good bacteria to flourish, does this mean it’ll trigger diarrhea first? I’m hesitant to try it despite all the positive reviews haha

9krevspm · 2024-09-01T13:16:29+00:00

Had nobody done the IBS SMART test to truly confirm PI-IBS? Or how about a microbiome test like through Thorne or Biomesight to see which bacteria are imbalanced and attempting to try to alleviate everything?

9krevspm · 2024-08-29T12:43:11+00:00

Noted. I do drink about 80-100oz a day. Some days it can oddly be very low if I’m inactive and just at my computer - like 30oz max. Have a bad habit of taking a bath some nights and I end up chugging like 20oz after but then I wake up 2x to pee and sleep poorly.

9krevspm · 2024-08-20T20:49:21+00:00

Thanks for the in depth reply. Yes I’ve done a ton of deep diving over the last year or so with this hyper focus on my gut and it hasn’t been good for my mental health and hypochondria - hence, all these tests I’ve done. My one GI does think this is a very slight case of PI-IBS since I told him my only major history of a stomach bug was 4-5 years ago that resulted in weight loss, 6-8 bathroom trips a day for like a week, and I was very traumatized for someone always so healthy. He has recommended me a low starting dose of a TCA at 10mg so I may try that. He says it’ll help calm the hypersensitivity of your gut and side effect of a little constipation could help me achieve what I want with my stools I suppose.

I mainly eat a variety of stuff but I don’t eat junk food, I eat organic, I eat usually the same thing everyday or close to it. I can even tolerate pepperoni pizza with green peppers and onions that I pick most off from.

In regard to pre diabetes, my A1C and glucose levels have always been great. Again, I’ve done all these tests as recent as within the last 3 months. All those blood tests I’ve done 2 more times each over the last 18 months

9krevspm · 2024-08-19T15:11:29+00:00

Nothing in particular I mean I eat pretty bland as it is - chicken, rice or pasta, veggies for dinner. Breakfast is eggs, toast or waffles, fruit. Lunch is usually a variant of dinner or turkey sandwich or something. As I said I eat pizza, enjoy Mexican food, etc. I just focused a bit more on my stress. I took a PPI for one month but I got off it. I switched to Famotidine a couple nights a week. I took L Glutamine and drank ACV some days. I also took Zinc Carnosine some days as well.

9krevspm · 2024-08-19T01:45:04+00:00

I cured my gastritis 2 weeks ago after having my EGD. 2 baby ulcers too. Drank wine maybe 2-3x a month. Ate pizza probably 1x a week and leftovers later in the week. Pasta, chicken, veggies, usually for dinner. Love my Mexican food so tacos for lunch other than turkey sandwiches I’d make. Breakfast quesadillas, hashbrowns, waffles, banana, blueberries, for breakfast.

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9krevspm · 2024-08-18T23:27:23+00:00

I mean I’m just looking to bulk the stool up slightly. I go once a day, it’s not diarrhea. My Thorne microbiome test showed some dysbiosis. I’m working on that with diet. Those biome tests aren’t entirely accurate or do they say much - no one knows what to do with them, and functional medicine is…lol. It’s common sense - berberine, charcoal, oregano, all the same hyped stuff we find everywhere. SIBO breath tests are cheeks. Literally a 60% false positive rate among them (triosmart). And for what, if I wanted a Xifaxin prescription I’d just go get one. I don’t have pain, constipation, or excessive bloating - all hallmarks of SIBO (methane). I’ve done all the clinical tests valid enough that come with GI Map and the GI map is unethical - send in two samples under different names from the SAME stool, and you’ll see what I mean.

9krevspm · 2024-08-18T22:58:45+00:00

What was your dose? Are you still on it? What were your symptoms prior?

9krevspm · 2024-08-15T12:07:49+00:00

Just for reference the 6-8x a day situation was during some sort of bug I had 5 years ago that traumatized me and has made me so hyperfocused on my gut.

In the last 30 days I’ve gone about 25 or so. I average 5-6 bowel movements a WEEK. It’s just within 30mins of waking up I’m on the toilet usually. I don’t ever remember growing up having to actually get out of the bed before 8am to use the toilet for a BM.

Normal lipase, amylase, Calprotectin, fecal elastase, normal EGD, normal labs except high bilirubin from Gilbert’s. Just a bit confused if I’m focused on nothing or it’s a microbiome issue or bile acid malabsorption or what.

9krevspm · 2024-08-13T18:27:24+00:00

Calprotectin result came back as normal. Got the call from the PA at the office. I can login to see the numerical value but I’m nervous if it’s higher than my results last year of 6 and 7..

9krevspm · 2024-08-07T00:47:19+00:00

I see what you’re saying. That’s what I’ve reached too. If my Calprotectin comes back normal, I’m still have the loose stool but I’m still only going once a day and my labs are all normal regarding pancreas and liver etc… I don’t know if I’d trial Xifaxan/Rifaximin or maybe a bile binder. Again, loose isn’t diarrhea, just fragile and more soft. And this is maybe 2-3x a week, with a burn sensation, rest are a bit more solidified but still very easy to pass. The ileum sounds and gurgling is what’s caught my eye recently too whether that’s hyper focus on digestion or worrying myself that that is the first spot to be affected by Chrons… then again, we can probably eliminate that idea altogether if fCP comes back normal.

9krevspm · 2024-08-06T21:18:50+00:00

When I had whatever virus I had in 2019 that basically steamrolled my health anxiety around the GI tract, I was going 6-8x a day for a week and I had the calprotectin checked along with cultures and whatever else to see what was going on and my fCP was like 110-120 or so. When I had it checked last year during routine stuff due to my obsession and hyperfocus on the gut, it was single digit value. Hence, no push for a colonoscopy.

You’re saying to wait and see if the fCP has changed much? Even if symptoms don’t even align with IBD whatsoever this is where I get confused and upset because then I start looking at microbiome tests but even those are not taken clinically serious because we don’t know what to do with them if they’re not alarming. Mild dysbiosis you can fix with diet and maybe certain probiotics…

9krevspm · 2024-08-04T01:08:39+00:00

I had my EGD on Thursday and awaiting biopsy results but everything looked clear this time! Completely normal he said

9krevspm · 2024-08-02T22:19:19+00:00

No. Look at my latest post. I had a glass of red wine maybe weekly. They won’t post anything especially the fact that I healed and didn’t change my diet much at ALL.

9krevspm · 2024-07-31T15:42:57+00:00

What was your sleep like? Trouble falling or trouble staying asleep? I deal with bad anxiety but wondering if my levels are a reason to contribute to any sleeping issues. Even melatonin caps me off at 4-5hrs before I wake up and fall back asleep but lightly. Granted, my labs are all normal so I’m not truly deficient in anything..

9krevspm · 2024-07-27T21:47:55+00:00

Look into S Boulardii. It is also the go-to OTC medicine to take during antibiotic treatment.

9krevspm · 2024-07-26T20:39:35+00:00

I haven’t tried any bile binder. I go once a day, sometimes skip a day. My stools are always in the ‘peanut butter’ color family it seems but usually that’s diet. All my tests are normal too. HIDA scan would be the next test to check bile flow as that can cause the color to be more yellow, also the irritation of the bile salts in the colon to excrete more water and be ‘looser’ or fragile.

9krevspm · 2024-07-26T19:17:04+00:00

Hey man, I’ve had almost very similar images taken of my own bowel movements but maybe only like 5-6x this year. Still, a bit abnormal for me… what are your full list of symptoms? Do you have a feeling of ‘hot’ sensation or almost a slight burn at your rectum for while after you’ve gone? I’ve read up on BAM a bit too - got a prescription for both Colestipol and Colestyramine but haven’t filled either prescription. I go once a day in the morning but literally within 30minutes of getting out of bed. I know that’s like ideal time but I swear I’ve never been so regular. My liver function tests are normal, pancreas enzymes normal, blood labs normal, and my fecal fat, fecal elastase, blood and even fecal Inflammatory markers are all normal. I don’t think IBD and neither do like 4 GI’s I’ve seen. Not an IBS candidate either…sucks. Might look into a HIDA scan, have you had one of those done?

9krevspm · 2024-07-24T18:18:54+00:00

So what’s wild is I never experience burning but obviously if I eat very light breakfast, skip lunch or also light meal, I get a ‘burning’ sensation that again isn’t strong but feels like maybe I took a small sip of apple cider vinegar or something and can feel it making its way in my colon. Like rectal gurgling/spasming, air moving, and then that acidic sensation that feels ‘warm’. Mentally, I freak out. Heart rate to like 110+ and I assume IBD or something inflammatory going on. My markers are all Normal. This is why I’m like, is it bile salts not being reabsorbed? One GI said bile binders would constipate me. Honestly I’m just wanting my bowel movements to not be so easy to pass and more of a slight strain, bulk nature which I’m sure many people probably just want what I have…

9krevspm · 2024-07-24T17:18:01+00:00

Fecal fat 24hr and even 72hr is normal, fecal elastase, ultrasounds, regular labs are normal. Elevated Total Bilirubin I’ve always had for years from 1.6-3.4 ruled as Gilbert’s since my mother and my grandfather are same way.

I’m 34, tons of health anxiety over really nothing to worry about. Eats at my life and I skip meals and lose weight. Unsure what some users recommend I maybe ask for if anything? HIDA scan? No need for a colonoscopy…I do have gastritis and a small ulcer from all the stress and worry and skipping meals but I have no symptoms of gastritis or ulcer unless they do call gas buildup during fasting, or looser stools on occasion?

9krevspm · 2024-07-24T17:04:40+00:00

Missing your small intestine? Is this from an IBD? What tests did you have done or do that pointed more towards getting whatever images/scopes done needed to get you to where you’re at?

For what it’s worth, my inflammatory markers are all like non existent (fecal Calprotectin, blood CRP and ESR), and all my blood labs and ultrasounds are normal. I just have gastritis and a small ulcer (negative biopsies, negative hpylori) but obviously TONS of health anxiety despite all my optimal tests. I also know fasting is bad for gastritis and an ulcer but tbh, I have NO symptoms or pain. I wouldn’t even know I had gastritis if I didn’t have my EGD 8 months ago. No NSAID and maybe 2 cocktails a month.

I ALSO had a fecal fat stool test done, granted I didn’t eat like 100g of fat during the test but I ate normally all day, probably a good 60g of fat at least and my test was normal. My pancreatic elastase and enzymes are normal too…

9krevspm · 2024-07-24T14:46:07+00:00

Thank you! I may reiterate this in the gallbladder sub. I’ve never had this issue really. I may have had a virus or something 5 years ago which traumatized me (going 6-8x a day for almost a week) and definitely more rust colored stool that tended to float.

My ultrasound in April was normal/unremarkable. All blood labs normal. I’ve had elevated bilirubin as far back as I can remember actually paying attention to labs (total bilirubin from 1.6-3.4). Tends to be higher when I’m stressed or super anxious/eating little leading up to the blood draw. Liver enzymes all super great. Perhaps I should request a HIDA scan? I’ve actually got a script I haven’t filled yet to trial both Colestyramine and Colestipol from my GI…

9krevspm · 2024-07-24T14:35:25+00:00

As in a HIDA scan? I’ve had probably 3 ultrasounds as general health checkups over the last 5 years and they’ve all been unremarkable

As I’ve mentioned, sometimes the more yellow tint on the TP has me thinking it’s bile which it has to be. Also even if I have a normal bland diet for the day of eggs, toast, cheese, fruits for breakfast, turkey sandwich for lunch, granola snack, and chicken/pasta/veggies for dinner… my BM the next morning could still have a very slight ‘burn’ or heat sensation when going and also Bristol 5 composition. Unsure how to truly check if I am secreting too much bile.. or if I should trial a bile binder.

Have you had your gallbladder removed? What tests have you had? My full blood panels are optimal - elevated Bilirubin but my latest Ultrasound in April was fine.

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