by John Brisson | Nov 6, 2015 | Digestive Health, Endotoxin, Opportunistic Microorganisms, SIBO
Can one bout of food poisoning lead to SIBO? Cases of viral gastroenteritis have been linked to the development of SIBO, but what about food poisoning caused by bacterial toxins? Campylobacter Does this sound familiar? You just got over a bad case of food poisoning....
by John Brisson | Jul 27, 2015 | Digestive Health, Probiotics, SIBO
Probiotics are supposed to improve digestive health, yet they sometimes make people ill – especially if they have SIBO. Why do supplements touted for improving digestive health make some people worse? Is it microbial die-off in people with SIBO? If they continue...
by John Brisson | May 25, 2015 | SIBO
A new test has been made available to aid in the diagnosis of SIBO. The test is known as IBSchek and is available through Commonwealth Laboratories, Inc. Here is a video of Dr. Pimentel discussing the test: Finally, a blood test that can be used to diagnose SIBO. No...
by John Brisson | Oct 29, 2014 | Bulletproof® Coffee, SIBO
SIBO friendly hot Bulletproof® coffee recipes! Recently, a few iced coffee Bulletproof® coffee recipes have appeared on the Bulletproof® forums. Who does not love iced coffee? We can modify the popular iced Bulletproof® coffee to help combat some of the main causes of...
by John Brisson | Sep 19, 2014 | Digestive Health, GERD, Opportunistic Microorganisms, Parasites, Reflux, SIBO
Even in the United States, it is still easy to become infected with parasites through contaminated water, 1 ingesting meat that isn’t cooked completely, 2 domesticated animals, 3 walking barefoot in dirt, 4 swimming in improperly treated water, 5 and even eating...
by John Brisson | Sep 5, 2014 | Digestive Health, GERD, Reflux, SIBO
GERD Protocol 12 – Hiatal Hernia A hiatal hernia is the protrusion of the upper part of the stomach into the thoracic cavity through a weakness in the diaphragm. There are two different types of hiatal hernias.1 Sliding Hiatal Hernia – A sliding hernia is...