Dr Siebecker's Class Videos (Recorded Webinars)

Classes are in recorded webinar format, with video of both the powerpoint and Dr Siebecker as a picture-in-picture.  PDF handouts of the presentation slides as well as other handouts are included.

1. Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth: Clinical Strategies, 7 hours
In depth coverage of what it is, how we get it, how to test for it and what to do about it.  Topics include: symptoms, disease associations, pathophysiology, etiology, diagnostic criteria, testing with interpretation examples, treatment algorithm, antibiotic treatment, herbal antibiotic treatment, elemental diet, specific carbohydrate diet, gaps diet, prevention and more.
      Although this class was presented to physicians, it is intended for anyone who wishes to learn more about SIBO.

You Tube Clip

Recorded at the National College of Natural Medicine September 17 2011. 
Continuing Education: 7 hrs (1 Pharmacy)
Cost: $150

2.  SIBO Overview, 2 hours
This class covers symptoms, causes, pathophysiology, testing with examples of interpretation, treatment, and prevention- as it follows a detailed treatment protocol algorithm. 
     Although this class was presented to physicians, it is open for anyone who wishes to learn more about SIBO.

You Tube Clip

Recorded at the National College of Natural Medicine January 21 2012, as part of the Naturopathic Gastroenterology Conference.  Continuing Education: 2 hrs
Cost: $60.00

3.  Leaky Gut Syndrome: Physician's Panel, 1 hour
As part of the Naturopathic Gastroenterology Conference, this panel begins with Dr Siebecker's presentation on the structure of tight junctions and the zonulin pathway of leaky small intestine (leaky gut).

You Tube Clip

Recorded at the National College of Natural Medicine January 21 2012. 
Continuing Education: 1 hrs
Cost: $30.00

Other Classes

_Dr Pimentel's Webcasts
Free CE for physicians with the more recent videos (listed first).  Those interested in CE must access webcasts through the main menu rather than the links below to be able to print a certificate.  SIBO is discussed in all of Dr Pimentel's webcasts.   
Drug Harm in IBS Studies, August 22, 2012
Gut Microbes and Irritable Bowel Syndrome, July 20, 2012
Antibiotic Treatment and Retreatment in IBS, February 20, 2012
Irritable Bowel Syndrome - The Effect of Antibiotics, June 16, 2011
Irritable Bowel Syndrome - A Bacterial Hypothesis, June 16, 2011

GI Health Foundation Webcast Main Menu- for many other webcasts by expert physicians on digestive topics

GAPS
Gaps Practitioner Training with Dr Campbell-McBride
"The purpose of this training is to produce qualified GAPS PRACTITIONERS who will be able to identify and advise patients/clients who present with GAPS symptoms and to develop for them a personal nutritional protocol based on GAPS."

Paleo Digestive Trouble Shooting by Dr Siebecker
     The Paleo Diet removes common gut-irritating foods like grains, dairy, and legumes from your plate. But what should you do if your digestive symptoms persist? Dr. Siebecker discusses how to tweak your diet to suit your personal digestive needs.
     Originally presented as part of the Paleo Summit - 23  audio presentations, with video slides, on variety of topics relating to the Paleo diet, given by experts in the field. 

The summit is available for purchase as a set and includes transcripts, ebooks and many other bonuses.
Cost: $99.00

Interviews/ Podcasts

Dr Siebecker    
    May 4 2011, Dr Lo Radio (view a YouTube clip)
    August 25 2011, SCDLifestyle (audio player at bottom of post)
    September 5 2011, Underground Wellness Radio- SIBO Undiagnosed and Under treated (interview at 10:00 min)
    March 14, 2012, Underground Wellness Radio- Ask the Digestion Doc with Dr Allison Siebecker
    September 2012, Dr Siebecker explains the art and science of the Fodmap diet (audio player at bottom of page)
Dr Mullin
     of John's Hopkins, interviewed by Designs for Health.  Sign up for an account and then search the library to gain access to this 1 hour audio interview with Q & A.

You Tube

Dr Siebecker 
     Effects of bacterial gas in SIBO  from the Dr Lo Radio Show Interview
     Key diagnostic indicators of SIBO from SIBO: Clinical Strategies 7 hour class video
     SIBO Treatment Algorithm - from SIBO: Overview 2 hour class video
     Leaky Gut Panel Excerpt - from Naturopathic Gastroenterology Conference 2012
   
Dr Pimentel, leading SIBO author, clinician, researcher:
    SIBO Overview & Update   
    IBS, Breath Test and SIBO
    Intro Clip of IBS Lecture at the 2009 AGMD Digestive Motility Syndrome

Dr Weinstock, leading SIBO clinician and researcher, discusses SIBO in several you tube clips:
    SIBO Introduction
    Breath Test kit explanation & demo, Breath Test short video, BreathTest longer video
    SIBO and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
    SIBO and Restless Legs
    SIBO and Rosacea, SIBO and Rosacea # 2

Books

A New IBS Solution by Dr Mark Pimentel
Describes SIBO as the underlying cause of IBS for both constipation and diarrhea types.  Presents the Cedars-Sinai treatment protocol for SIBO using Antibiotics, Elemental Formula, Motility Agents and Diet.  Includes recipes.

Breaking the Vicious Cycle by Elaine Gottschall
Describes SIBO without naming it as such and it's relation to both intestinal and brain disorders.  Presents the Specific Carbohydrate Diet as a treatment for SIBO.  Includes recipes.

Gut And Psychology Syndrome by Dr Campbell-McBride
Describes SIBO without naming it as such and focuses on it's association with brain, mood and cognitive disorders.  Presents the Gaps treatment protocol for SIBO using a variation of the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, Detox and Supplements.  Includes recipes.

Gaps Guide by Baden Lashkov
The ultimate how-to reference for the Gaps program and diet.  Includes recipes.

SIBO Book by Dr Allison Siebecker
I can't wait till this one comes out!  Estimated for 2014 publishing.

Dr Siebecker's Articles

Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth, The Case of the Perpetual Patient.  Jan 2011, with Dr Sandberg-Lewis
Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth: Common but Overlooked Cause of IBS.  Jan 2013, with Dr Sandberg-Lewis
Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth: Often Overlooked Cause of IBS. Feb/March 2013, with Dr Sandberg-Lewis. 
    This is a longer, more detailed version of SIBO: Often Overlooked Jan 2013 article.

Overview Articles

Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth: Often Overlooked Cause of IBS by Drs Siebecker & Sandberg-Lewis.
(PDF)Nutritional Consequences of Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth by Dr DiBaise- Mayo Clinic
Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)  by Dr Marks- Medicine.net
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth syndrome  by Dr Bures and associates- PubMed Central

2011 Research Articles

By Cedars-Sinai Team/ Dr Pimentel:

• History of Tonsillectomy is Associated with IBS. - letter to the editor

• Effects of rifaximin treatment and retreatment in nonconstipated IBS subjects.

• Efficacy of the glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist exenatide in the treatment of short bowel syndrome.

• Acute and Chronic Histological Changes of the Small Bowel Secondary to C. jejuni Infection in a Rat Model for Post-Infectious IBS.

• Inflammation and microflora.

• Importance of Diarrhea in Evaluating Constipation in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Clinical Studies.

• Methane on breath testing is associated with constipation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

• Relationships among the lactulose breath test, intestinal gas volume, and gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

• Antibiotic prophylaxis prevents the development of a post-infectious phenotype in a new rat model of post-infectious IBS.

• Rifaximin therapy for patients with irritable bowel syndrome without constipation.

• Factor analysis demonstrates a symptom cluster related to methane and non-methane production in irritable bowel syndrome.

By Dr Weinstock (& associates):

• Long-Term Outcome of Rifaximin Therapy in Non-constipation Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

• Chronic prostatitis and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth: effect of rifaximin.

• Restless legs syndrome is associated with irritable bowel syndrome and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth.

• Rosacea in Crohn's Disease: Effect of Rifaximin.

By Rome, Italy team:

• Clinical predictors of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth by duodenal aspirate culture.

• Prevalence of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in Parkinson's disease.

Others:

• Oral antibiotic therapy improves fat absorption in cystic fibrosis patients with small intestine bacterial overgrowth.

• Gastrointestinal transit in patients with systemic sclerosis.
• Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and Helicobacter pylori: can they be cause of thrombocytopenia in patients with chronic liver disease?

• When to reconsider the diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome.

• Probable interaction between warfarin and rifaximin in a patient treated for small intestine bacterial overgrowth.

• Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in patients with lower gastrointestinal symptoms and a history of previous abdominal surgery.

• Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) in irritable bowel syndrome: frequency and predictors.

• Questioning the bacterial overgrowth hypothesis of irritable bowel syndrome: an epidemiologic and evolutionary perspective.

• Clinical predictors of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth by duodenal aspirate culture.

• The role of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in postgastrectomy patients.

• Diagnosis and pharmacological management of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in children with intestinal failure.
• Combined oro-caecal scintigraphy and lactulose hydrogen breath testing demonstrate that breath testing detects oro-caecal transit, not small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in patients with IBS.
• Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: association with toll-like receptor 4 expression and plasma levels of interleukin 8.

In Spanish:

• [Comparative clinical efficacy of a probiotic vs. an antibiotic in the treatment of patients with intestinal bacterial overgrowth and chronic abdominal functional distension: a pilot study].

In Russian:

• [Rationale for the allocation of clinical variants of the postcholecystectomical syndrome associated with bacterial overgrowth in the small intestine].

• [Diagnosis and treatment of the bacterial overgrowth syndrome in the small intestine].
• [Enterosan--perspective medications for patients with postinfection irritable bowel syndrome].

• [Rifaximin application in the overgrowth bacterial syndrome in the small intestine in patients after cholecystectomy].

• [Treatment of disbacteriosis of gastroduodenal mucous microflora in mucosa inflammation, ulcer and erosion].

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