u/Clear-Draw744

Hi guys,

Just thought I’d share. I decided I’d do a homemade elemental diet for my IMO and SIFO. Yesterday was rough bc I tried having the multivitamins mixed in but the B vitamins had such a strong taste and I had way too much salt. Today, I took the multivitamins separately, and I used about 1/16 tsp of salt and had EVOO, cumin, and ginger and damn it was actually delicious. Covered the amino acid taste completely. I’m doing no carb (no dextrose, no sugar of any kind), so I upped the fat content (gradually working up to 4 tbsp per shake- used 1.5 tbsp today). I flew through the shake.

At first I thought my thrush was killing the taste yesterday but I think it was the B vitamins. I did a hydrogen peroxide rinse this morning just in case, and took NAC about an hour before drinking.

Hi all,

I recently got diagnosed with SIBO/IMO, methane dominant (pretty high levels) after months of intense bloating and distension. I have a history of candida issues, so after speaking with a GI and doing my own research, I decided to give the elemental diet a go next week. I am leaning toward physicians ED dextrose free (over mbiota) but am taste tasting with samples this weekend. I did read someone tried Vita Aid also and it worked well but wasn’t sure if that’s semi elemental or what so might be hard to get calories in?

I am nervous to introduce food after so wondering if you guys have tips or if introducing food sooner would make more sense- what’s worked for you guys? I am also planning to meet with a nutritionist to help with that component.

Here’s my plan so far:

Week 1 — Prep + Starve
• Colonoscopy prep (biofilm disruption + full flush)
• Elemental diet begins immediately after
• Add Atrantil (archaea attack + pushes methane lower into colon)
• Olive leaf extract from day 1 (yeast coverage during vulnerable post-prep window)
• Caprylic acid from day 1 (yeast coverage)
• Nystatin (ongoing gut yeast coverage)
• Prucalopride (prokinetic)

Week 2 — Attack
• Elemental diet continues + continue meds
• Add Allicin extract (methane-specific antimicrobial, different mechanism to Atrantil) - will this even make a difference while on the ED?

Week 3 — Push
• Elemental diet continues
• All of the above continue
• Start introducing foods? Help?

Appreciate any advice/experiences! Thanks guys!

Also- any GI docs in NYC or NJ or telehealth that you recommend? So hard to get in to see anyone but I want them to validate my protocol and prescribe me nystatin and prucalopride.

Game changer for elemental