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[XxJustMexX]

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I think it is important to have a SIBO section on these boards, and maybe with enough interest, one will be created. Please participate in this poll!

[Aurametrix]

There was a good discussion on this topic a year ago:http://www.ibsgroup.org/forums/topic/118137-sibo-stool-testis-it-reliable/Existing breath tests are indirect and have several drawbacks: http://www.ncbi.nlm....PMC1856094/Test results can be erroneously negative with delayed gastric emptying or erroneously positive due to oral bacteria or carbohydrate malabsorption. A European company MyMicrobes offers sequencing of gut microbiome, but the prices start off quite high: $2,100

[jmc09]

Maybe its best to try rifaximin anyway and see if that helps as it appears to be available in most countries now.The biggest problem might be finding docs who will be willing to help though.

[Blair]

I think it is important to have a SIBO section on these boards, and maybe with enough interest, one will be created. Please participate in this poll!

[Blair]

You know I had that done at Cedars Sinai, funny the guy testing the gas I exhaled did the test to himself at one time, he also had BO and cured it by quiting milk, he had no symptomsMilk lots of adults can't digest the stuff

[doveljw]

Maybe its best to try rifaximin anyway and see if that helps as it appears to be available in most countries now.The biggest problem might be finding docs who will be willing to help though.

What would you suggest i say to my GI to convince him to prescribe it? Wouldn't he prescribe it just to see if it works, especially since i don't have insurance and can't go through invasive diagnostics until i get financial assistance? I'm going to ask him tomorrow...hopefully i get a yes.

[jmc09]

All i would suggest is he reads up on it and sees that side effects from Rifaximin are very rare and not very bad either.

[XxJustMexX]

All i would suggest is he reads up on it and sees that side effects from Rifaximin are very rare and not very bad either.

what is the recommended treatment length and frequency? my dr is against putting me on antibiotics. She said they can cause all kinds of other problems and doesn't want me to be stuck on them for a long time. She is retesting me for everything, even though I know SIBO is what I have... grrr so frustrating...

[jmc09]

These antibiotics are not absorbed into the bloodstream like others and go straight to the bowel.10 days to a fortnight is about normal course length.