by John Brisson | Mar 16, 2023 | 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 | Feb 18, 2023 | Digestive Health, SIBO
People with digestive issues suffer from different symptoms. Whether it is upper gut dysbiosis, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), or colonic dysbiosis, there is usually a cause, and most people have similar symptoms. What is the cause of different symptoms...
by John Brisson | Jan 20, 2023 | Diet, Digestive Health, FODMAP, SIBO
The low FODMAP diet was developed at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. It is an excellent diet relieving SIBO and IBS symptoms and is easier to adopt than an elemental or semi-elemental diet. Following the diet hopefully helps decrease opportunistic bacterial...
by John Brisson | Mar 10, 2021 | Digestive Health, Probiotics, Supplement Recommendations
I recommend few probiotic supplements for people to use to help fix their gut, and Smidge is one that I recommend. For example, I am one of the few dissenting opinions regarding recommending HSO “probiotic” supplements. I do not recommend HSO “probiotic”...
by John Brisson | Jul 23, 2020 | Digestive Health, Prebiotics
Prebiotics are various compounds in our food that stimulate the growth of microorganisms. Using prebiotics to hopefully improve your microbiome’s health should be utilized with the upmost caution if you are suffering from digestive issues. You do not want to use...
