(Part 2) Top products from r/SIBO

Interesting. I'm about to start taking this:
https://www.amazon.com/Designs-Health-Microb-X-Botanical-Capsules/dp/B0011002BA?th=1
It was really hard to get it to France but an American GI recommended it so we'll see how this goes.

Did you find any success?

Elemental diet is something I know next to nothing about, but here is the link to Candibactin AR and BR:

https://www.amazon.com/Metagenics-Candibactin-BR-180-Count/dp/B003B6SLM4/ref=sr_1_5_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1550623103&sr=8-5&keywords=candibactin+ar

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https://www.amazon.com/Metagenics-755571013354-CandiBactin-AR-60SG/dp/B004GLCWUA/ref=sr_1_4_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1550623103&sr=8-4&keywords=candibactin+ar

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A lot of the labels on Amazon look different or outdated, but as long as you buy directly from seller Metagenics you should be good.

I just went through this! That stuff turned into SLUDGE.

I know you’re already done, but for those that run into this in the future, here’s what I did:

I went out and bought empty capsules, measured out 5 mg (my recommended daily dose), scooped them into the pills, and took them with my antibiotics dose.

Based on the size of the pills I bought, 5mg fit into 5-6 pills total (depending on how packed they were), so I could take 2 pills 3x a day with my 3x a day antibiotics.

Also, I noticed one of them came out whole in a BM, so from then on I made sure not to close the cap too tight. That seemed to do the trick.

These aren’t the exact brand I got at the store, but same size.

How long did it take you guys to start seeing improvements using the herbals? My main complaint is massive swelling after I eat. I am on a low fodmap diet and I am on Metagenics Candibactin-AR Soft Gels, 120 Count https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000JM60O4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_QfDyDbHKZMZW7 and Metagenics - CandiBactin-BR, 90 Count https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000TYJ93Q/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_cgDyDbQQRBYPS
I have been fighting with this for a year and I have done multiple rounds of antibiotics. I have aggressive auto immune diseases that make me extremely fatigued but I can’t tell if it’s lupus or sibo making my life so miserable right now.

I completely understand. I’m in the same boat. I’m 5’8 and weigh 122lbs and freaking out. I’m bloated, constipated, exhausted, brain fog, joint pain, depression and anxiety. I highly recommend https://i.imgur.com/0dIwb0u.jpg this book. My dietitian recommended it. It is helping me out so much.

I am told to eat 6 small meals as well. It’s hard because I don’t feel like eating due to feeling full already and or depression. Other times my body is starving for nutrition I want to keep eating.
I keep a found Food Journal https://www.amazon.com/dp/1537574612?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share.
I make a meal list every week for dinner and eat left overs as well. A normal dinner meal equals two meals so you have four more to eat after that.

Meals/snack ideas ive been doing:

Sm greenish banana with tbsp of smooth almond butter, two of maple syrup, crushed pecans.

Rice noodles, meat protein (beef, chicken etc), green beans, sesame oil, rice vinegar, fish sauce. I eat this everyday.

Hard boiled eggs with salt. I eat a few.

Rice or corn cereal with almond milk

Baked potato, butter, low fodmap mayo, and melted cheddar cheese. (Add a protein, make it a bowl type meal)

Brie cheese with rice crackers

1 ounce dark chocolate

1 orange

Kiwi with lactose free plain yogurt, two of maple syrup.

Roasted chicken thighs or whole chicken with carrots and masked potatoes.

Shrimp fried rice in sesame oil w/ cabbage, carrots, bean sprouts, egg, rice vinegar, salt and pepper.

Steak dinner, with baked potato and green beans

Broiled salmon with rice and bok Choy.


The book gives more information regarding the right amounts for certain foods. It also tells what not to have and what ingredients to watch out for in processed foods.