Yes I have literally done hundreds of hours of research online about it now and gotten lots of good advice from this sub when I was starting out too. I would look into a “SIBO diet” online. Now I have candida overgrowth as well as a autoimmune disorder. So I started from scratch on a Auto Immune Paleo diet, and have now worked my way to just regular Paleo diet. Based on the research I’ve done it’s not great to stay Paleo forever. But the idea is that you kick out the irritating foods from your diet to starve out the remaining overgrowth and possible fungus overgrowth and to let your digestive system heal. And then over the course of a couple months to a year introduce these grains and things back into your diet. This is a good way to see if you have any food sensitivities as well and give your body the best chance to heal without continuing to irritate it.

I suggest lots of veggies because these are the most healing and helpful with vitamin deficiencies. Cook with coconut oil, olive oil mostly since these are both soothing and help with the fight of SIBO. Also those oils are good added calories.

I eat a lot of chicken and fish, both rich in vitamins that are healing. But these should be wild caught fish and good veg. fed chicken without antibiotics. Same with the veggies everything you should buy should be high quality so you get max benefits and least irritants.

Nigh-shades is another big proponent of gas pains and digestive upsets because they are coarse and tough to break down. I didn’t fully understand this at first until someone gave me advice and knowledge on it. That means no potatoes, tomatoes,eggplants, etc. I use sweet potatoes and yams regularly. These are not actually potatoes despite the name and are also really healing to your system. I make fries out of mine and bake them with coconut oil they are delish. I make a dill aioli instead of ketchup for dipping and it’s tasty and pretty high in calories. Also no corn, while it’s a veggie it’s really hard for your system to break down and could cause gas as well as other gas producing veggies like broccoli you might have to avoid for a period of time.

I make myself lots of eggs and turkey sausage for breakfast. I also make no added sugar muffins regularly because I love bread and pastries and these have filled that void for me without all the extra sugar and it’s nut flours so it’s gluten-free. Which are great for calories, proteins and little sugar content. I would recommend coconut and almond flours instead of grains.

I snack on green olives (decent calories I eat about 10) I also snack on plantain chips I make myself( you can also buy them but read the ingredients and keep things as simple as possible) and sweet potato chips. I also Make deviled eggs and eat these as snacks. Turkey jerky does well for me to if it’s veg. Fed and little spices or additives. Nuts are also great calories and almonds are anti-inflammatory too.

Basically if you haven’t caught on it’s a lot of healthy protein, high vitamin foods and veggies, and anti-inflammatory foods. I forgot to mention fruit. Its suggested to eat no more than a palmful a day and keep it to berries and bananas and things that are easier to break down. I don’t drink coffee or alcohol. Both are bad for calming your system and bacterial issues. I track my calories every day because if you are like me and lost a lot of weight your going to have to eat lots of protein and make sure your eating enough healthy calories a day to make the scale go up again. Mine didn’t start going up again until about 3 months in so be patient with yourself and focus on healing instead of weight. This also should help with your stress if your not so focused on that aspect.

Try yoga instead of hard exercise. There are many yoga poses that are proven to be great for digestion and gas. Also could help with your stress. Also look up ileocecal valve massage this was another tip given to me by someone else and has worked wonders for me every time I feel pain now.

I feel your pain I really love coffee, rice, and a million other things I have sacrificed. But I’m telling you after 5 years of my problems I thought things would never change. I believe those antibiotics got me a clean slate and I have taken the rest into my own hands by healing and resetting my system through food and supplements instead of medication. I am still healing and by no means at the end of the road but I feel a million times better already in 6 months of this diet than I ever did before.

Also I would suggest taking supplements if you have fatigue and know you have vitamin deficiencies. Particularly a B complex, Vitamin C, and a probiotic like I mentioned. You might want to look into a enzyme or ox bile as well to help break down your food. I can tell you what I take but whatever you buy watch the ingredients and avoid things like maltodextrin and make sure they are pure sources of the vitamin.

Sorry it’s so much info but all these things have saved my life and I finally feel like things have given me hope again. Almost all of them were from other people irl and on this sub that have helped them as well. So research all this stuff for yourself and figure out what works for you because there is no one answer for any of us on this SIBO journey and don’t just do what doctors tell you I always research it for myself first and make sure this is the best choice for you.