u/RealPeace033

Hi All!

Did a SIBO breath test in April - came back positive for methane. I had ongoing symptoms for the fall which worsened throughout the winter including swelling every time I ate or drank, bloating around my navel, weight gain (10 lbs of just swelling!!), nausea, fatigue, slow motility, tenderness on the left side of my navel, brain fog, acne, anemia (ferritin of 8), low hormones, and craving salty foods. The swelling was so much I didn’t want to eat and went down to 1 meal a day for 2 months. Got put on the low FODMAP diet which helped.

Got to do a SIBO test - came back positive for methane. Was put on the standard treatment of the xixifan and the neo?. It helped - swelling went down and improved motility and brain fog. Less than a month later it comes back. was prescribed the same antibiotics which I just finished. However, this time my swelling continued on the antibiotics, my brain fog and nausea are back and the symptoms are worsening.

I got food poisoning for the first time this fall and all of these symptoms stared after it, so I’m contributing / thinking these symptoms are a result of the food poisoning.

GI wants to do a gastric emptying test which I have scheduled for later this month and I’m back on a low FOSMAP diet and not eating as much as I would normally because the swelling is very uncomfortable. But I don’t want to be on the low FODMAP diet forever.

If this is related to the food poisoning, is there anything I can do to help reset the gut? Is there anything that has worked for others in the past who have a similar experience as I?

This has been ongoing for almost a year and I’m at a loss of what to do - it’s been difficult to do things and work because of the brain fog and fatigue and the lack of nutrients.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

Hi All!

Did a SIBO breath test in April - came back positive for methane. I had ongoing symptoms for the fall which worsened throughout the winter including swelling every time I ate or drank, bloating around my navel, weight gain (10 lbs of just swelling!!), nausea, fatigue, slow motility, tenderness on the left side of my navel, brain fog, acne, anemia (ferritin of 8), low hormones, and craving salty foods. The swelling was so much I didn’t want to eat and went down to 1 meal a day for 2 months. Got put on the low FODMAP diet which helped.

Got to do a SIBO test - came back positive for methane. Was put on the standard treatment of the xixifan and the neo?. It helped - swelling went down and improved motility and brain fog. Less than a month later it comes back. was prescribed the same antibiotics which I just finished. However, this time my swelling continued on the antibiotics, my brain fog and nausea are back and the symptoms are worsening.

I got food poisoning for the first time this fall and all of these symptoms stared after it, so I’m contributing / thinking these symptoms are a result of the food poisoning.

GI wants to do a gastric emptying test which I have scheduled for later this month and I’m back on a low FOSMAP diet and not eating as much as I would normally because the swelling is very uncomfortable. But I don’t want to be on the low FODMAP diet forever.

If this is related to the food poisoning, is there anything I can do to help reset the gut? Is there anything that has worked for others in the past who have a similar experience as I?

This has been ongoing for almost a year and I’m at a loss of what to do - it’s been difficult to do things and work because of the brain fog and fatigue and the lack of nutrients.

Thanks in advance for any advice!