Treatment plan?

 There is no such thing as a one size fits all approach. And every time I thought I found someone that understood, their technique did not work for me. I searched the internet for SIBO, I searched Facebook for SIBO. That are plenty of "remedies" out there that have worked for some. And their stories a lot of times matched some of mine. I would try them only to get worse or not have any movement. I found 3 or 4 groups on Facebook with thousands of people trying the same thing, get relief from SIBO. 

One of the issues I discovered along my way of reading and researching, so many mixed suggestions. One doctor says you need probiotics to help kill the bad guys. One doctor says, no probiotics because you already have too many. Then someone would recommend prebiotics. There are several herbal antibiotics available. That's not the issue. It's finding the one that works and my body responds to. Very few mention of biofilms. Then tack on, colon peristalsis. If your colon is moving to push the waste out, that's just harboring more bacteria to sit in the intestines and colon. 

I still don't have the answers to all of this. I'm still fighting this. 

What I have found that my body has responded well to is coconut oil. It has the ability to breakdown biofilm, it's a safe and effective antibacterial, antiviral, antimicrobial and antifungal. It's very light so there is no die-off. It's takes a while to work, but it has been good to me. It may not kill everything, but for now, it's helping me. I also found Oregano, Clove and Thyme oils. I put one drop of each in an empty capsule, fill the rest of the capsule with olive oil and take twice daily. These pack a powerful antibacterial, antimicrobial punch. Again, no die-off. They work slowly so they don't overwhelm my body. It took about 2-3 months to notice a change. For now, I'm going to stick with this combo until they no longer work. I also have Y-Formula and Berberine I can swap things out with later. 

As far as rebuilding the good guys and healing my gut lining. Trying to keep a pretty good variety of foods helps to build a nice variety of microbiome. For someone with SIBO and Candida, that's hard. I do the best I can without over loading my body with foods or ingredients my GI tract can't handle. I also heard of prebiotics being better for you than probiotics until things are less busy in my intestines. I drink anti-inflammatory teas everyday, I try to eat anti-inflammatory foods everyday. Again, coconut oil is great for helping to rebuild the lining of the intestines. Slipper Elm is good for that as well. Ginger root tea and Turmeric. There are all kinds of things for that. Thankfully, coconut oil has been helping me go to the bathroom as well, so no more enemas. When I need a little extra help, Senna tea works. It takes several hours but it works.