Health Hotline Magazine | July 2023

THE COMMON GUT CONDITION SIBO

What it is, and how to get it under control By Lindsay Wilson YOU HAVEN’T HEARD ABOUT

Have you heard of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, aka, SIBO? It’s a form of dysbiosis, in which an overgrowth of bacteria in the small intestine can lead to an array of uncomfortable symptoms in the short term, including excessive gas, bloating, diarrhea and/or constipation, and more serious consequences if left untreated. But isn’t bacteria in the gut a good thing? It is—when it remains in the colon, or large intestine, where the majority of gut bacteria should reside. But when bacteria from the colon move into the small intestine and begin to grow there, leading to uncomfortable symptoms, that is SIBO.

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