100% WORKING TREATMENT for my IBS!

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100% WORKING TREATMENT for my IBS!

Hi, I am writing this to try to help everybody that I can because I have been on the same boat as you guys and gone through this living hell for 3 years!!!  Short description about my previous case was that I could almost eat nothing, only eat what is normally designated for IBS menu, I was always feeling that I had to go to the Bathroom, I would have IBS-D attacks daily, even taking a lot of Imodium would not work totally, painful bowel cramps, the whole works… I could go on with the list…but you guys already know what are the symptoms from personal experience.

Doctors give this autoimmune disease the name of IBS because they are totally clueless of why this happens, so they just grab all the symptoms and put them in one bag calling it IBS… to me it is just the doctors another way of saying they are clueless but they don´t want to show it to us so they won´t look bad.

Dr. Pimentel who has come up with the theory about SIBO is the cause makes me think that he is correct, this is the only one doctor that had a clue.

Now for the Treatment that I used daily :

From 10 gram to 30 grams of L-Glutamine, to repair the damaged intestinal mucosa and lining. Repairing this will block big food particles from entering the blood stream directly due to the holes in the intestinal lining cause by the bad bacteria.

 12 billion Probiotic daily at least, start by using the 50 billion probiotic and then after seeing results you may try to decrease to cheaper probiotics, but don´t go below 10 billion.

Using the SIBO treatment first if desired:

Use Xifaxan ( Rifaximin) antibiotic to wipe out the bad bacteria but this will also wipe out the good bacteria ( check for Dr. Pimentel’s SIBO treatment). While you are doing this, I advise you to take probiotics daily to compensate the bacterial slaughter in the intestines. You can also start L-Glutamine ate the same time to repair the intestinal mucosa and Lining.

After the Xifaxan Treatment, keep on taking the heavy duty 50 billion probiotic daily and glutamine. After getting better, you may try to change the dosages of L-Glutamine and Probiotics and see how you adapt to lower dosages to try to save money.

Since many if not all IBS people are prone to getting E.Coli overgrowth again, you will have to keep on taking L-Glutamine and Probiotics for the rest of your life. I am on this treatment for 1 year and now I eat Pizza, Junk food, Spicy food, drink sodas and Coca-Colas and am totally normal as I was before. I will not say I am cured because it must be an auto-immune disease, but you may keep it in check and be 100% normal by just taking this for the rest of you days ( L-Glutamine and Probiotics).

I have tried previously all know medications for IBS, Antidepressants, anxiolytics , antispasmodics, tried acupuncture, etc. and I was only 30% better, because this medicines do not fix the problem, the just drug your gut to numbness…

This treatment will take around 6 months to reach 100% improvement, but you will notice improvements after 2 months, so be patient.

Good Luck to all and may god help you!

 

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    Hi i have IBS -D for 8 years.My syomtons are same like urs.But i need to know that how many days i should take rifaxamine. Also im having pain in my intestines for 1 month .Can u please help me 😕 im much worried 

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      Rifaixmin u can take for 14 days or more as it is safe antibiotic and doesnt gets in blood stream.Take 550mg twice a day for 14 days.Pain in intestines must be due to ibs-d and strain during bowel movements.Also bloating can aggreviate it

      Start with the treatment and then take glutamine and probiotic go for good brand.

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    An interesting read....(copied from:https://www.ibsgroup.org/forums/topic/102286-after-5-relapses-now-cured-heres-how/ )

    IBS D (SIBO) cured after 5 relapses

    I have finally cured my SIBO, after relapsing 5 times in the past. This is basically a dump of all my info and research (with citations), and details of how I finally beat it. Hopefully this is my last post, I’ve been on and off the board for 3 years and it has helped me a lot. But rather than disappearing I wanted to share what I have learned. The method I used uses antibiotics to intitially get rid of the SIBO. Ginger and Grapefruit seed extract to keep your SIBO at bay whilst Glutamine repairs your gut until it can defend itself again. I believe probiotics were the biggest cause of my relapses and I will explain why.The facts you need to know to help you cure SIBOImmune System60% of your body's immune system is in the intestines. Antibodies that fight infection live in the fragile lining of your intestines. This lining becomes damaged by the bad bacteria that triggered your SIBO, and therefore the intestine’s ability to protect itself is diminished.http://ajpgi.physiol.../full/291/1/G82http://en.wikipedia....Immune_functionProbioticsTelevision, Marketing & advertising for yoghurts, actimel, yakult....etc.etc. Lead us to believe that 'Friendly bacteria', 'probiotics', 'yoghurt', 'probiotic drinks', 'probiotic supplements' are essential for digestion. The truth is that bacteria actually play a minor role in the digestive process. The first 24 feet of the intestines (the small intestine)contains no bacteria (or only a very small amount – less than 1000 bacteria per ml of fluid; digestion in the first 24 feet uses bile, acid and enzymes. Anything more than 1000 bacteria per ml in the small intestine is classed as SIBO). The final 6 feet of the colon is where all your digestive bacteria live (1 Billion per ml of fluid), the bacteria here basically feed on the small amount that is left over after the small intestines.http://www.enchanted...tomy/digestive/What causes SIBOE-Coli, Samonelia and other bad bacteria are biologically similar to any other type of bacteria but have a nasty side-effect: They produce toxins when they feed. These toxins damage the sensitive lining of the gut, inflaming it and wearing it down to the extent that your small intestine’s ability to cleanse and protect itself is reduced. With this protection diminished. Bacteria: (good or bad) is able to overgrow in your small intestines.If there was one piece of advice that I can give you to prevent your SIBO from relapsing it is this: THROW AWAY YOUR PROBIOTICS. If your problem has the words “Small intestine” in it – then bacteria are not part of the equation because bacteria are not part of the digestive process in the small intestine. If your problem has the words “Bacterial Overgrowth” in it, then you have too much bacteria – adding more bacteria won’t help you!! With your intestine’s ability to cleanse and protect itself diminished, good bacteria can overgrow just as much as bad.To quote “A new IBS Solution” by Dr. Mark PimentelPage 93: Chapter 7: “Another problem with probiotic supplementation is that the cleansing waves in the small intestines of IBS patients are inadequate. It’s possible that a person with diminished cleansing wave capacity who takes probiotic supplementscould find his or her situation worse, as the probiotics accumulate in the small intestine where they don’t belong”I blame probiotics as the biggest culprit in my 5 relapses. My poor understanding of how the human digestive process works, and blindly absorbing in the yoghurt companys’ “friendly bacteria” marketing cr&p led me to believe that bacteria and probiotics would help me when in fact they were re-triggering my SIBO.“But probioticsalleviate my IBS symptoms!”A lot of people get relief from Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth by taking loads and loads of probitics. Flooding the small intestine with good bacteria temporarily 'overruns' the bad bacteria. The good bacteria don't produce the toxins so things improve. But bacteria aren't supposed to digest food in the small intestine - so although things are somewhat improved (no toxins) you still get the bloating (bacteria produce gas) and you still get hungry all the time (the bacteria are eating your food, not you). This isn't how the small intestine is supposed to work!! Yes it gives relief but its not solving the problem.To quote “A new IBS Solution” by Dr. Mark PimentelPage 93: Chapter 7: “While a reduction in IBS Symtoms is certainly a good outcome, it is not the same as elimination if the IBS itself. According to current scientific study probiotics have not been found to eliminate IBS”Once again, to stress this point. THROW AWAY YOU PROBIOTICS.

    •SMALL INTESTINE BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH - THINK ABOUT IT....

    •If your problem has the words “Small intestine” in it then bacteria can’t help you because digestion in the small intestine doesn’t work with bacteria.

    •If your problem has the words “bacterial overgrowth” in it bacteria can’t help because you’ve got TOO MUCH bacteria – adding more to an already overgrowing population won’t help!!!

    Any notion of “replacing the bad bacteria with good bacteria” as some people are suggesting on these forums is cr&p. You are trying to eradicate all bacteria from your small intestine. To quote Pimentel again (Page 91) “When it comes to the gastrointestinal tract, the concept of “good” bacteria is a misnomer...very few of the 400 strains of bacteria are in fact “bad” or “good” rather they simply represent the various strains of bacteria that are normally found in the colon (or large intestines). It is when these strains of bacteria leave the areas of the gastro-intestinal tract in which they properly belong the problems occur."ANY bacteria in the small intestine is bad – THROW AWAY YOUR PROBIOTICS!!!Here are the items you need to buy help you beat SIBO:Rifaximin/NeomycinThese antibiotics act only in the small intestines and are not absorbed into the blood stream. There is plenty of info in the forums about these antibiotics. I would suggest at 400 - 600mg Rifaximin 3 times per day. It might help to have a systemic antibiotic as well e.g. Ciproflaxin. If you can, get a few extra rifaximin and take 400mg once every couple of days for another 10 days after that as a maintenance dose just to keep your SIBO from coming back.Glutamine - to repair the lining of your gut and allow it to defend itself again(get it on ebay – search for “glutamine powder” – you’ll need about 1kg)http://shop.ebay.com...-All-CategoriesGlutamine is one of the 20 amino acids encoded by the human genetic code - these are the building blocks of proteins from which your body is constructed and are essential for repair.quote“Glutamine is the preferred 'fuel' for the cells lining the mucosa of the small intestine (enterocytes). These cells have the ability to take up glutamine directly rather than waiting for it to be supplied through the blood. Glutamine is also required for the production of both intestinal mucus and Secretary Immunoglobulin Type A (SIgA) antibodies. As a result of these functions, a generous supply of glutamine will help repair and maintain a healthy small intestinal lining. These functions, as well as glutamine's ability to prevent translocation of bacteria from the gut to the bloodstream, have been established in a substantial number of clinical studies both in animals and in human patients with diseases involving impaired intestinal permeability” Citation: http://www.ei-resour...rome-treatment/Grapefruit Seed Extract and Fresh Ginger - to keep the SIBO away while your gut is being repaired by GlutamineGet grapefruit seed extract drops on ebay –not capsules. http://shop.ebay.com...i...r&_osacat=0These are natural anti-microbial supplements, so like antibiotics they kill bacteria. Take these during your course of antibiotics and for at least 1 month after. These will keep the bacteria from overgrowing while the glutamine is repairing your gut so that it can defend itself again.I use the ready grated ginger in vinegar that you get in a jar for cooking with (in the condiments aisle). It tastes really sharp at first but I actually learned to enjoy it. You could buy root ginger and grate it yourself if you don’t mind. Fresh garlic does the same if you can stomach it (I can’t!), but I don’t think ‘odourless’ garlic tablets do anything.Putting the whole thing together.Antibiotics for 10 daysTake the antibiotics with food as the antibiotics only work when the bacteria are feeding/reproducing (Pimentel page 76).Each morning eat 1 large dessert spoonful of Glutamine in a bowl of porridge oats with lactose free milk. Glutamine is highly soluble so drinking in water alone will mean that it gets absorbed early in the digestive tract. The oats transport it through the whole length of your small intestines. Drink grapefruit seed extract in water (approx 15 drops in half a pint of water – I usually put a few extra drops more than on the instructions.... enough to taste the sharp taste of grapefruit) 3 times per day and also with your lunch and dinner (drinking it with food helps attack the bacteria when they are feeding and also helps transport the liquid through your intestines rather letting it absorb early). Eat some fresh grated ginger before and after each meal including breakfast – about as much as you can pinch between your thumb and finger (this has a very very strong effect on SIBO. I take ginger root supplements as well for good measure – but I don’t think they’re as good as fresh ginger.Take some more glutamine in the evening 2 heaped teaspoons in a non-probiotic dessert – I used non-probiotic Alpro soya desserts (beware of probiotic Alpro – with added bacteria). Remember bacteria /probiotics are bad – I tried the glutamine in normal bio-yoghurt but my symptoms got worse again.Continue the glutamine/ginger/grapefruit seed extract for 1 month after stopping the antibiotics. This will keep the SIBO at bay while the glutamine works to repair your gut, and allows your digestion to defend itself. Avoid sweetners and sugars as much as possible, during this month.Right now I am off the ginger and grapefruit seed extract and my bowl movements have been solid and daily for 3 weeks. I'm going to keep taking the glutamine in my oats until my supply runs out, but I'm pretty sure I'm cured now.I am personally staying off the probiotics forever (I don't think taking bacteria in that form and numbering in their billions is either healthy or necessary). I am also going to stay off the yoghurt for at least 6 months. If you take anything away from reading this its that the small intestine doesn't work with bacteria and a bacterial overgrowth can't be fixed with more bacteria! I can't stress this enough! Throw away your probiotics!That’s it. Hope this helps somebody.Good luckKevin.Added 20/6/09Here are details of my 5 failed attempts at beating SIBO:1. Rifaximin 400mg 3 times per day for 7 days probiotics immediately afterInitial good results, got solid regular bowel movements by about day 3. IBS-D symptoms came back 2 days after stopping.2. Rifaximin 400mg 3 times per day for 10 days probiotics immeidately afterInitial good results, got solid regular bowel movements by about day 3. IBS-D symptoms came back 2 days after stopping.4. Rifaximin 600mg 3 times per day for 14 days + LOTS of probiotics, Yackhult, natural yoghurtNo change - the rifaximin was totally ineffective5. Rifaximin 400mg + Neymycin 1000mg Co-amoxiclav (Augmentin) 500/125mg 3 times per day- probiotics immediately afterGood results whilst on the medication, symptoms returned almost immediately6. Ciproflaxin 500mg, Rifaximin 600mg, Neomycin 1000mg, all 3 times per day for 12 days Plus grapefruit seed extract, fresh ginger, glutamine.Very watery diareeha started about 3 days into the treatment. I persisted because allthough it was very watery, it was perfectly digested (no traces of food). I also felt a lot better, and had a lot more energy and could sleep better, so I stuck with it. The watery diareeha continued for over a week after the end of treatment. I continued to take the grapefruit seed extract, ginger and glutamine. I assumed that I had "antibiotic associated diareeha" due to the amount of antibiotics I had taken, so I took 500mg of Flagyl (Metronizodole) 3 times a day. The diareeha stopped after 2 days, continued with Flagyl for 7 days. Had perfect, regular digestion since. Did not take any probiotics.

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      Hi, thanks for the post. I cannot confirm about the information above, I just can say what has worked for me. I killed off the IBS-D ( Sibo) by using Rifaximin in the start, then L-GLutamine for 3 months. I had an improvement of 80% ( still had the urge of 1 time a day to go to the bathroom to do normal formed stools), but then when I added probiotics, that was the nail in the coffin to this whole IBS-D thing and I am 100% normal again up to this date. Eating and drinking without any issues and traveling extensively without any worries. Now I take L-GLutamine and Probiotics (lower dosage) ON and OFF for maintenance purposes to keep my guts healthy and to block IBS away. I can only comment about my experience and what worked for me all these years up to today. From other posts on this blogue / forum, other cases also describe a full recovery with my treatment. I cannot say more then that. 😃

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      Thank you for your long post with so much detail. But may I request one thing for future posts...? I simply cannot read paragraphs of what looks like about 200 lines of 14 words each. And I suspect 90% people will feel the same way.

      The eyes won't go there – and I am a seasoned reader. What would the majority who barely know how to read do with a page like this?

      Your information is important but we need frequent line breaks – and indents perhaps, but certainly gaps between paragraphs.

      The result is, have not read your piece. I skimmed and noted enough to think it worth passing to my nutritionist, but rather he suffer than me! At least he will understand it.

      Bless you for your hard work. A pity it goes to waste.

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      Interesting to note that the website Patient contracts the line breaks. I put full line breaks in my reply, but once it was posted it lost all of them to simple half-line breaks.

      Not enough, Patient!

      Rather than contract, better to expand... (Tell that to your web designers, please. I am sure I am not alone in feeling this.)

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      OK. Apologies. Pursuing this to the bitter end...

      How many line breaks must I put in to get the full line break when posted...?

      Three? Try again:

      Interesting to note that the website Patient contracts the line breaks. I put full line breaks in my reply, but once it was posted it lost all of them to simple half-line breaks.

      Not enough, Patient!

      Rather than contract, better to expand... (Tell that to your web designers, please. I am sure I am not alone in feeling this.)

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      It doesn't work!

      It looks as if even if I put five lines breaks (as I have just now) I end up with one!

      Will a moderator report this please?

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      Sorry to have gone so off-topic, but this is important, I think. So many of your readers here are older folk with poorer eyesight, perhaps, tho I'm not sure that's the issue at all here.

      OK. Time to shut up and go back to IBS!

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    Hi

    Could you confirm the type of L-glutamine you used? I assume powder form.

    1. Free-form L-Glutamine.
    2. Trans-Alanyl-Glutamine (TAG).

      Then there is "fermented" L glutamine to make it more complicated

    This is what costco sells over here

    Kaizen Naturals Fermented L-Glutamine 1.25kg

    It doesnt say whether it is free or TAG

    Txs

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      I have been suffering for about 10 years. About 3 years ago my doctor prescribed Mebeverine Hydrochloride which didnt work at all for my IBS-D. Then lactibiane tolerance (10 billion bacteria per 2.5 g per capsule) which made be better for few weeks and then it stopped working.

      I tried L-Glutamine powder (Optimum Nutrition) on my own and it made me feel better for few weeks and then it stopped working.

      Later I tried a combination of Psyllium Husk BP 3.5 g & Mebeverine Hydrochloride BP 0.135 g. which is the one thing so far has given me relief but not 100%. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesnt but at least for about 6 months it has given me some relief.

      Should I give it a try to Rifaximin+GLutamine+Probiotics?

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      Sorry ...wanted to post it in the main topic.

      how do I delete it from this thread ...urrrr

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