Today is day 3 on Xifaxan and Neomycin, both used to kill SIBO. The Xifaxan treats the bacterial overgrowth and the Neomyin kills the antibodies of the methane producing bacteria. I think I explained that correctly - there’s a lot to understand. This is not just IBS…
Dr Jolley, Mill Valley gastro, is wonderful! We spent 30 minutes together last week figuring out the plan - which basically consists of me taking the above antibiotics for 14 days. I will see him again after the course of meds are through and in time we will retest for SIBO.
Willie Victor, my nutritionist has me on a SIBO diet she created. I am off all grains, dairy, gluten, corn and soy. My fruits and veggies are limited but I am okay with that. There are some exceptions, at each meal I have to eat a small amount of gluten free bread, pasta, potato or rice in order to bring out the SIBO. Thirty minutes later I take the antibiotics and kill the beasts. I see Willie again mid December. She’ll keep me on the SIBO diet for a few more weeks. At that point I will transfer over to a regular GF, DF, corn and soy free diet. I can manage that especially if it means feeling good again!
Successes: I made it through my first Thanksgiving ever free of the above inflammatory foods. It was not easy passing up pie, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, crackers, cheese, corn chips - but I did it! I planned ahead knowing I would have to pass on a lot of the meal. I picked up some of these https://hailmerry.com/ which was my dessert and I was happy (plus it was my first time hosting Thanksgiving and the turkey was perfect!)
Struggles: I am uncomfortable! I looked like I was 6 months pregnant yesterday, no joke, ask Jessica. I am nervous to eat in anticipation of bloating and pain. I miss pants that zip and aren’t make of cotton. But I must continue one pill at a time. More soon…