I really need some help

SIBO stands for small intestine bacterial overgrowth.  Our stomachs (which is right below our esophagus) should have no bacteria in it unless you have an H. Pylori infection.  The small intestine which follows the stomach should have some but not alot of bacteria.  And especially the upper part of the small intestine.  Attached to the small intestine is the large intestine which contains a virtual zoo of micro-organisms.  They test for SIBO by having you drink a sugar solution (lactose I believe) and then exhaling into about a dozen bags over a period of about two hours.  Then they test the contents of the bag for methane and hydrogen.  If you do have an overgrowth of bacteria in the small intestine (especially upper part) then the sugar you drink will feed them and they will go crazy and give off either hydrogen or methane which will be detected in the contents of the bags you exhaled into.  When I did the test I was told i had very low levels of these gases in my breath thus low levels of bacteria in my small intestine.  The first time I took the test, about 15 years ago, they only tested for hydrogen.  Now a days they test for hydrogen and methane because they realized that our gut bacteria can give off either gas.  And as a matter of fact I recently read that there is a third gas they should be testing for - I think sulfur or nitrogen???  I believe one of the reasons my bacteria count is so low is because they're croweded out by the candida or maybe even cannabalized by the candida.  I've had some pretty high readings as far as candida is concerned.

I feel so positive that you will no longer suffer from RLS or very intermittently as I do.  And like I said before, one tablet of iron bisglycinate and any attack I have is gone within 60 minutes and gone for the night.  Plus the iron just knocks me out.  There are other substances that will get rid of the RLS, like potassium in the form of cream of tartar, but a 3/4 teaspoon only provides about two hours of relief and can very easily provoke the worst heartburn you've ever had.  When I take it on an empty stomach I do not get heartburn but with food, watch out.  So if you try it, be forewarned.  Plus potassium works in the same way as the dopamine agonists.  It causes a large quick release of dopamine as does quinine.  I'd rather just take the iron.  But like I said, i was born to experiment

I don't know a great deal about these acid problems – I've perhaps tended to try to increase mine (with peppers etc) to maximize protein digestion. Isn't the stomach supposed to try to neutralize anything you throw at? If you eat citrus or pineapple does it throw alkalines or whatever at it? Anyway I spotted last night with some relief lest I gave harmful information, that pineapple, despite its acidity, was helpful for the conditions you describe.

Can I put a spanner in the works and either make myself look stupid or maybe someone somewhere will think 'hang on shes got a point'  I am thinking, could all these problems come from the fact that most of us breathe upside down and if we do it chronically for so long the strain it puts on our bodies develops into all these issues?

Graham