What's SIBO INFO all about?

In 2009, while trying to find the cause of my chronic gastrointestinal symptoms, I re-read Breaking the Vicious Cycle (BTVC) by Elaine Gottschall.  My first reading had been years before during medical school, when my gastroenterology professor, Dr Steven Sandberg-Lewis, had placed it on the recommended reading list.  It explained how bacteria that accumulate in the small intestine eat our food and make gas and other by-products, that cause symptoms like bloating, pain and diarrhea as well as brain and other symptoms.  Never before had I read such a plausible explanation for my symptoms.  I felt inspired, but then the next round of exams hit and it got lost in the shuffle. 

Things were different when I re-read BTVC.  I implemented the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) that the book recommended with incredible results, and now, with focus to devote to it, I plunged into understanding all that I could about what Gottschall had discussed. 

A few months after re-discovering BTVC, I ran into Dr Sandberg-Lewis at a lecture.  During research for his book, Functional Gastroenterology, he came across the condition and term, "Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth" (SIBO).  It seemed to us to be the very same condition Gottschall had described.  In fact it was.  It turned out the international gastroenterology community had been doing vigorous research on this condition since the late 1990s, discovering incredible details about the causes, mechanisms and treatments. it had many names over the years, but during the process, the name SIBO had stuck. Thankfully, Dr Mark Pimentel, one of the pioneers of SIBO research, shared his extensive knowledge on the subject in his book, The Microbiome Connection: Your Guide to IBS, SIBO, and Low-Fermentation Eating.

Since then, I have devoted myself to the study and treatment of SIBO: I've treated thousands of SIBO patients, taught Advanced Gastroenterology at NUNM since 2013, and trained hundreds of practitioners in continuing education classes internationally. I've also developed several SIBO treatments: Herbal Antibiotic protocols, Homemade Elemental Diet, and the SIBO Specific Food Guide (a SIBO diet).

I developed this site to answer the questions of fellow doctors as well as anyone interested in SIBO. My mission is to share information and news about SIBO to empower people in their health. In addition to all the free information on this site, be sure to sign up for my free newsletter for the latest on SIBO, and check out my courses for both patients and practitioners.