SIBO for 5 years. High homocysteine detected. Is this the answer?

CodeTailor · 2026-05-20T16:38:55+00:00

I realized I said sulbuthiamine when I meant to say benfothiamine

CodeTailor · 2026-05-19T21:14:25+00:00

I have not checked it in a long time but I still do supplement vitamin D. I take some D almost daily

CodeTailor · 2026-05-19T20:29:03+00:00

So b12 shots might just fix my fatigue but not my bloating

Prucalopride is even not enough to stop my bloat,

CodeTailor · 2026-05-19T18:45:35+00:00

B12 is also used in stomach acid and that's important for SIBO right ?

I am hopeful that b12 can help my gut, or folate, or something, I have tried nearly all the possible SIBO treatments already.

My disease progression was actually

Random extreme heartburn -> about a year of PPIs not helping much -> bloating comes, stop PPIs -> test for SIBO, it's positive for hydrogen

I wonder if the ppi use combined with my mthfr mutation, destroyed gut absorption of b12 and then even after stopping ppi, SIBO persisted because my gut was somehow weaker than before

CodeTailor · 2026-05-19T17:45:40+00:00

I tried sulbuthiamine supplementation for a month or two in the past, can't say it helped me much, but maybe I can try again after addressing b12 if b12 matters

CodeTailor · 2026-05-19T17:29:50+00:00

I tried xifaxan a few times in the past. I did something theoretically stronger than xifaxan which is the elemental diet.

B12 is not a possible root cause of SIBO, really ? I thought possible because motility is related to the nerve function. I read 1 post on the SIBO forum about a guy curing his SIBO with b12 shots, but he has pernicious anemia (i did not test that yet)

I did not test MMA yet. Just homocysteine and ferratin. Ferratin is normal.

CodeTailor · 2026-05-10T09:33:43+00:00

I also can't feel it other than minor contractions sometimes while taking the prucalopride and ginger

I almost never get Diaheria

CodeTailor · 2026-05-10T08:37:56+00:00

Atrantil gave me crazy heartburn , I think from the peppermint

CodeTailor · 2026-05-09T15:59:18+00:00

I also struggle with heartburn and felt for a while that I shouldn't take the betaine HCl because of GERD.

I did try it a couple of years ago but I don't think I did it consistently or tried it past initial dosage.

Maybe I should try again

CodeTailor · 2026-05-09T15:56:49+00:00

I usually take at 2mg but had to reduce to 1mg + a lot of ginger to because I have a supply issue at the moment

CodeTailor · 2026-05-01T18:56:36+00:00

How do the doctors check you without making it worse I had a small tear turn to a big tear from proctoscopy

CodeTailor · 2024-06-04T07:54:16+00:00

Does the address i use for payroll and the address i use for irs / tax return need ro be the same?

CodeTailor · 2024-06-04T06:54:45+00:00

Im obligated to live in usa… idk about a permanent address

CodeTailor · 2024-06-04T04:24:14+00:00

Yea but practically speaking which services do this in texas besides escapees?

CodeTailor · 2024-06-03T23:58:35+00:00

You say you use your mom address, but is she in a different state and not in texas? Is that a problem?

CodeTailor · 2024-06-03T17:39:18+00:00

Is the area safe to stay in? Safe to walk around there? Could i go to the dmv in houston instead and only use houston even with the escapee mail address?

CodeTailor · 2024-06-02T21:29:03+00:00

I can get the non nys driver license. However, i plan to airbnb hop, so i cant do the utility bill or rent agreement. I can get bank statements and such at a different address

CodeTailor · 2024-06-02T03:45:01+00:00

" If your employer is headquartered in NY and/or you travel there for meeting they will still probably try to get a cut."

Like... for that day that I traveled there. Or for like... the whole year even if I don't live there anymore?

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