by Jason Hooper | Feb 20, 2021 | Digestive Health, Medications
According to the American College of Gastroenterology1, sixty million Americans experience heartburn at least once a month, and fifteen million Americans experience heartburn every single day. That’s a lot of people! When looking for relief from your heartburn,...
by John Brisson | Jan 23, 2020 | Digestive Health, Medications
Glucophage (metformin hydrochloride) is a much-hyped medication, even in alternative medicine. Metformin is a commonly prescribed medication for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Metformin is also used off-label to increase longevity supposedly and to help achieve...
by John Brisson | Jul 26, 2019 | Awareness and Advocacy, Medications, SIBO
Neomycin – Why Fix Your Gut Does Not Recommend Its Use for SIBO-C Big pharma is always finding new ways to resurrect older medications to treat diseases. Since so many of our current antibiotics are becoming microbial resistant, older medications despite their...
by John Brisson | Apr 23, 2019 | Awareness and Advocacy, Digestive Health, Medications, SIBO
Why I Caution the Use of the Antibiotic Flagyl (Metronidazole) for SIBO and C. difficile Infections Many different medications are in use where doctors are sadly unaware of their potentially severe side effects. The antibiotic Flagyl (metronidazole) is no exception....
by John Brisson | Mar 4, 2019 | Digestive Health, Medications, SIBO
Rifaximin (Xifaxan): Why It May or May Not Improve Your SIBO Rifaximin (Xifaxan) is one of the most common antibiotics prescribed for SIBO (small intestine bacterial overgrowth). It is a relatively safe antibiotic and can help reduce hydrogen dominant bacterial...
by John Brisson | Mar 9, 2018 | Awareness and Advocacy, Medications, Mitochondrial Health
Fluoroquinolone (FLUORIDE!) antibiotics like Cipro and Levaquin have been getting plenty of negative press over the years for the mitochondrial damage that they can cause. The term “floxxed” has been used for the semi-permanent or permanent side effects of these...
