u/WhoBroughtTheCoolKid

I was diagnosed via breath test a couple of months ago.

Finally got xifaxin and neomycin. Got scared about potentially going deaf. My GI doc sucks. Gave me no other info than “take both together”. Like do I need a special diet? Can I take fiber? MiraLAX? How do I not go deaf? Then his office called me and asked if I wanted a refill on the antibiotics. I haven’t even started them but how would I know if I need a refill? Is it common to take several rounds without testing?

I just went to my PCP for help and he googled it and said this seems like the most common treatment and said my GI is “very good” and sent me on my way.

Am I making a big deal out of this? I googled and saw one GI doc had a whole diet plan for after the 14 days of treatment. Is this normal? It could be months until I could get a new GI doc. Not sure if it is okay to wait.

Btw, I’m the one that asked for the SIBO test. He said it was very unlikely and only gave me the test to appease me.

I was just diagnosed via breath test to have overgrowth of methane. I was prescribed 2 antibiotics but when I read about one it said a side effect was hearing loss. I would rather have miralax daily for life than lose my hearing. Curious if anyone else dealt with this?