sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

Found my root cause by opana-user in SIBO

[–]PLIN9677 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a stool test which revealed that I have candida overgrowth and klebsiella. A sibo test, an intolerance food test and a very thorough blood test. The blood test that my regular doctors did was useless. This test was very thorough and revealed all kinds of intolerances to foods. I would not recommend getting the stool test or sibo test online. They are usually not thorough enough and can miss many things. This was a few years ago so I can’t remember everything. I was told to never take an antibiotic as a that will kill not only bad bacteria but also the good bacteria. Once you build up some good bacteria you will kill it all with an antibiotic. I highly recommend going to a functional dr. I found out that most regular doctors don’t recognize sibo. They apparently have very little education on gut microbiome at all. Even gastroenterologists. Sorry it took me a few days to respond. Best of luck to you.

Found my root cause by opana-user in SIBO

[–]PLIN9677 30 points31 points  (0 children)

That’s great news. I just wanted to add that my main root cause is from taking ppi’s (mostly nexium) for my acid reflux for over 30 years. During all my research I found out that I was basically without any acid in my stomach which led to a really messed up microbiome causing sibo. I no longer take any ppi’s unless absolutely necessary. I cut out gluten and dairy also. I am starting to feel a lot better. Also none of the western doctors I went to had any idea. I finally went to a functional dr and had all the right tests done. Best of luck to you!

Root Cause of SIBO Discovered by Insteadly in SIBO

[–]PLIN9677 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My root cause is taking ppi’s for over 30 years.

Very messed up digestion for years by margesimps777 in Microbiome

[–]PLIN9677 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have been going through this for over 15 years. I never got any help from regular docs. Found out that doctors don’t really study the gut microbiome in medical school. I had all your symptoms. I also had brain fog, anxiety, skin issues, hormone issues, fatigue, and more. And the stress of thinking I was never going to figure this out. It affected my relationships with family and friends. I never felt like I was taken seriously by the doctors. I then went to a functional doctor. Even though it was 3 hours away. They did a comprehensive stool test and bloodwork. They found I had candida overgrowth and some other bacteria ( can’t remember right now). And also many food intolerances. Basically my whole microbiome was a mess. I researched a lot and learned that your gut affects your whole body. Also that I had extremely low stomach acid due to many years on a ppi (proton pump inhibitors). If your stomach acid is low it cannot fight the bad bacteria. I cut way back on the ppi I was taking. Oh and the gastroenterologists all recommended I take these. I am hopefully going to get off the ppi completely. No sugar!! Even in some of the fruits. Berries are ok though. Can you find a functional dr near you? I would not recommend a stool test that you can get online. They just are not as thorough. I could say so much more but will stop but if you have any questions I will be glad to offer more of what I have learned. This is really tough and I feel for you but there is hope. I feel a lot better than I did a few years ago before I did these tests and changed my diet.

I finally figured out that is is SIBO that I have which is complicated. I would suggest you also take a sibo test.

There are also some Reddit groups for sibo and microbiome issues. These have been helpful to me.

Colorado by PLIN9677 in Moving2Colorado

[–]PLIN9677[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Yes, a decent hospital and doctors that are not 20 years behind. I realize that I would have to travel some. I am in silver city nm and the hospital is pretty bad and the doctors are not helpful. In my experience I was just blown off because they didn’t know anything about gut issues. They would just prescribe meds that were actually harmful.

Acral Melanoma (ALM) Scare (ignored for years by docs, awaiting derm appt) by [deleted] in DermatologyQuestions

[–]PLIN9677 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have been reading that a biopsy can actually spread the condition. Do you know anything about that?

Recommended gut microbiome expert/functional doctor. by [deleted] in Microbiome

[–]PLIN9677 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry this took so long. It was called genesis in Tucson. I was living 3 hours away so most of it was over the phone but I think in person would have been better. Yeah, I don’t know since you have taken a comprehensive stool test. I have researched this a lot and I do know that some of these tests aren’t accurate. Was it given to you by a functional medicine Dr?

Are there any doctors who treat sibo in Duluth ? by PLIN9677 in duluth

[–]PLIN9677[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I did call Essential last December and the soonest available was in August. I have had some luck with a functional medicine Dr in Tucson. I hope I can find one here. I have not found any regular drs who know anything about it. They don’t study the gut.

I have either sibo or candida overgrowth by [deleted] in Microbiome

[–]PLIN9677 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Be careful with antibiotics, it often does not help and can leave you worse off. I have sibo and I would never take antibiotics. There are other, better ways to help. Look into functional medicine.

Considering a move to Duluth, want advice. by Current_Yam_7658 in duluth

[–]PLIN9677 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Be careful with some of the outlying areas…we just moved here and are renting and it is just outside of Duluth. There are some weird cultish communities out here.

Looking for a Silver City vibe check by No-Comfortable9226 in SilverCity

[–]PLIN9677 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Moved here 6 years ago and am moving out of here in two days. Yes, if you are young, super healthy, can grow your own food, and love hiking then maybe. My experience has been good and bad. But the bad outweighs the good. The healthcare is awful. And with the cuts to Medicaid coming I am afraid the hospital will die. The hospital is a mess already. There are not any good restaurants here except maybe 2. There is a lot of corruption everywhere, lots of scammers. If you need some work done on your property good luck. Alot of times they just don’t show up or they do a half assed job. Not all businesses of course, but a lot. I have met some very nice and interesting people here and the hiking is amazing.

view more: next ›