SIBOinfo.com News
January 2019

Your Source for All Things SIBO

Issue Highlights:
  • Fast Track Diet Class this weekend
  • 30% off Breath Tests in Jan
  • Dr. Pimentel's New IBS Smart Test
  • Resolor approved for the U.S.
SMALL INTESTINE BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH (SIBO)
News and Updates from Dr. Allison Siebecker, siboinfo.com
  LIVE CLASS + Q&A
This weekend,
January 26, 2019 at 12 PM Pacific/3 PM Eastern
Dr. Norm Robillard will be teaching a Fast Track Diet for SIBO Class and Q&A session, 
hosted by SIBO SOS™ founder Shivan Sarna.
 

 

The Class costs $59 to participate in.


The class will be 1 hour long, followed by 2 hours of questions and answers.
 
You can attend live or just watch the recording on your own schedule.

The Fast Tract Diet™ uses a simple equation that assigns foods a point value that describes their “Fermentation Potential”. Nothing is illegal, you just control the Fermentation Potential.

The Fermentation Potential is combined with addressing underlying causes and gut-friendly behaviors & practices to form a 3 pillar system.

 

 

 
You’ll get access to a complete recording plus professional transcripts after the event is done.

If you’re interested, you can learn more and sign up here.
 

SIBO SOS™ Masterclass and Q&A with Dr. Norm Robillard

January 26, 2019 at 12 PM Pacific/3PM Eastern

$59 to participate



JOIN HERE


 
There were 2 other classes from SIBO SOS™ in January - you can watch all three at a discount with the "January Class Pass".  It offers all 3 classes for $98 (individually they total $157).

Dr. Gurevich's class and my Q&A session were earlier this month but you can still buy the class pass and watch the recording.

1.   January 12th
Dr. Ilana Gurevich
"SIBO & Digestion Testing, Treatment & Rebuilding mini-series"

2.    January 15th
Dr. Allison Siebecker
"Live Q&A"

3.   January 26th   3-6pm   Eastern
Norm Robillard
"Fast-Track Diet to Resolve SIBO"


More Info & REGISTER HERE

Recordings are available in case you can't make the class live.
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   CALENDAR of upcoming EVENTS  

There are 2 SIBO conferences this spring.

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NUNM SIBO Symposium
March 16-17
Portland OR & Online



I'll be speaking this year on Underlying Causes of SIBO and SIBO Symptom Mitigation. 
New this year are 2 tracks of lectures- underlying causes and nutritional therapies.
Other speakers include:
Drs. Pimentel and Rezaie from Cedars- Sinai,
and Nutritionists Heidi Turner and Kristy Regan

MORE INFO & REGISTER HERE

Pre-sale prices are in effect until Jan 23 Pacific

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The Forum For Integrative Medicine 
Exploring Practical Solutions for Complex Conditions
March 7-9, Seattle, WA

This is an in-person attendance conference 


I am very  pleased to be speaking at this conference.
The topic and speaker line up look absolutely stellar & will focus on treatments and solutions for complex chronic conditions.

I'm particularly looking forward to:
Dr. Gedroic's talk on the 4 types of Die Off/Herx'ing (die off is a common problem in SIBO treatment),
Dr. Klinghart's lecture about Retroviruses (see his brief, fascinating You Tube on this)
and Dr. Theoharides class on what to do when you're Hypersensitive to Everything (another common problem in SIBO)

All the classes look so good!  Check out the schedules: Pre-Conference and General Sessions

MORE INFO & REGISTRATION 



___________ APRIL ___________

Integrative SIBO Conference
SIBO & The Microbiome
April 13-14
Seattle WA & Online



Another great line-up of Speakers with New information and  perspectives on SIBO 

MORE INFO HERE


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Dr. Siebecker's Training Course for Practitioners: 
My course for professionals will launch this Spring instead of January.

Add your name to the Wait List HERE

It's an expanded and updated version the curriculum I developed for post-graduate and graduate SIBO training, which I teach at medical university. I am very excited to share it with you!


 
                      RESOURCES                      

30% OFF
BREATH TEST KITS
AT QUIN TRON
through midnight
Thursday Jan 31st Pacific
with code SIBOINFO30

Eric Hamilton and Quin Tron are offering all of my readers a special 30% off all Breath Test kits!

They offer Glucose and Lactulose SIBO tests (Lactulose needs a prescription)
and Fructose, Lactose & Sucrose Malabsorption tests

If you buy more than one at a time you get an additional 10% off - which would total 40% off, with the SIBOINFO30 code!!  No additional coupon is necessary for the extra 10%, they always offer 10% off when buying more than 1 test.

 So for example, if you buy a Lactose, Fructose and SIBO test kit, (which is a standard testing protocol in some countries) you would save $175.75, which is the cost of a SIBO test, and thus get your SIBO test for free.

Note: Online ordering of a SIBO test will automatically be a Glucose test. 
To order a Lactulose test, call or email them and reference the discount.


You won't see the discount advertised on the site because it's just for my newsletter readers (so sweet of them!).

Simply enter SIBOINFO30 at checkout to receive your discount. 
www.breathtests.com
Offer valid until 11.59pm PT on Thursday 31st January




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NEW SIBO DIET PROGRAM APP
FROM NUTRITIONIST KRISTY REGAN



The program is called SIBO Soothe and Manage and is offered through the App Suggestic.  It includes:

 VIDEOS
QUICK, DELICIOUS RECIPES
ESSENTIAL TASK LISTS
SUPPORTIVE EMAILS
EASY MEALS
INSTANT GROCERY LISTS


See what Kristy has to say about it Here on her blog


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NEW IBS BLOOD TEST - IBS SMART



Dr. Pimentel recently announced
a new version of the anti-CdtB, anti-Vinculin Antibody test he developed for IBS screening: IBS Smart

The test screens for IBS/SIBO from food poisoning - the most common cause of IBS and SIBO.

According to Dr. Pimentel, IBS Smart is "the original on steroids".

He says the main difference is better specificity.
He told me he is getting better results with IBS Smart than reported in his PLOS validation study done with the original version of his test.


The original test he created was made available as IBSchek from Commonwealth. 
Then other labs created versions of his test on their own, without his involvement: Quest (IBSDetex - no longer available), Cyrex (Array 22) and Vibrant America (IBSSure)
Now he has released his updated version as IBS Smart from Gemelli Lab.

Logistically, the lab will bill insurance first, with patients paying any remaining balance.

Interpretation Note: If the test is negative, you or your patient can still have IBS and/or SIBO from another cause besides food poisoning.

Indication Note: The test is validated for Diarrhea/Mixed types, not Constipation.


Publications about the IBS Antibody Test:
 
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PATIENT LACTULOSE TEST ORDERING

U.S. patient's can order their own Lactulose Breath Tests
without a Dr.'s Prescription

at two U.S. mail-order laboratories: a Direct Labs and True Health Labs

It's worth mentioning again & again!
               


 

   FREE PODCASTS & WEBINARS   

DR. SIEBECKER

1. SIBO Made Simple



SIBO 101: Root Causes, Testing & The IBS Connection with Dr. Allison Siebecker

 

2. Love & Guts Podcast

Hydrogen Sulphide SIBO & Preventing Relapse - Allison Siebecker

 Hydrogen Sulfide discussion starts at 45 min.
 

 
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Ruscio Radio

 
 
Thank you Dr. Ruscio!

 
       Resolor (Prucalopride) Update      
 
  Prucalopride has been approved by the FDA
It's US name will be Motegrity

Finally, the safe and effective prokinetic Prucalopride, frequently used for SIBO, is coming to the U.S. with the name "Motegrity".

  It was approved in December and will be available sometime this year.
 


If you'd like to learn more about Prokinetics and SIBO, you can watch the online class I gave last summer.  It's an hour class followed by Q&A.
Prokinetics 101: What's in the Experts Toolkit
 
 
 
            RECENT STUDY HIGHLIGHTS           

A NEW TYPE OF CONSTIPATION DISCOVERED
"RAPID-TRANSIT CONSTIPATION"
 
A seemingly paradoxical new type of constipation has been described -  rapid-transit constipation. The rapid transit occurs in the beginning part of the large intestine only, then the transit slows down.  It is speculated to be caused by food allergy &/or intolerance.1
  Two studies have been conducted on this, both with children- one in 2011 and the recent 2018 study, which is how I learned about it.

"Rapid‐transit constipation (RTC) is a recently discovered subset of chronic constipation and has been linked to food intolerance.”2

Here's the authors explanation:

“While conducting a retrospective analysis in 2011, we described a paradoxical new subset of children with intractable constipation with rapid proximal colonic transit, called rapid‐transit constipation (RTC).14 A retrospective review of patient records suggested a link with atopic tendencies. More than 40% of patients had allergic symptoms, eczema, or asthma, and 11% had a family history of an allergic condition.14 There was also a high incidence of symptoms linked to food intolerance (e.g. abdominal pain, anal fissures), suggesting that RTC could be linked to food intolerance.”2


1. Nuclear transit studies of patients with intractable chronic constipation reveal a subgroup with rapid proximal colonic transit. (2011)
2. Dietary exclusion of fructose and lactose after positive breath tests improved rapid-transit constipation in children. (2018)

 
           HOT OFF THE PRESS          

New SIBO studies from the last 3 months


Causes/ Risk Factors
   Overview  
   PPI's/Hypochlorhydria     Surgery  

Associated Conditions

   Bowel-associated dermatosis-arthritis syndrome (BADAS)  NEW       Brain Fog    Childhood stunted growth/malnourishment     Chronic Intestinal Pseudo Obstruction     Coronary Artery Disease    Cystic Fibrosis    D-Lactic Acidosis    Dyspepsia    Heart Failure  NEW     IBS    Kidney Stones (urolithiasis)    Leaky Gut     Liver Disease     Pancreatic Carcinoma     Parkinson’s disease     POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome)      Short Bowel Syndrome     Systemic Sclerosis     Surgery (Bariatric)

Testing

Methane

Hydrogen Sulfide

Treatment
 
   Herbal Antibiotics  
   Antibiotics: Rifaximin   
   Probiotics
   Prokinetics  
   Diet   
   Diet: Low FODMAP Diet   

  
Check out all the studies on SIBOinfo.com:
Studies and Associated Diseases 

 
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Warmly,

Dr. Allison Siebecker, ND, MSOM, LAc
SIBOinfo.com*
 
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