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For anyone who has been dealing with SIBO (small intestine bacterial overgrowth) I just wanted to alert you to something that may help. I have been dealing with SIBO for 2 years. Rifaximin works temporarily but SIBO always returns. A month ago I read that fasting between meals can help with SIBO symptoms. The idea being that fasting 4-5 hours between meals gives your small intestine time to clean itself. If you snack between meals it interrupts this cleansing process. I am not a doctor/scientist so can't speak to the accuracy of this fasting/cleansing process but I have been fasting 4-5 hours between meals now for a month and the benefits have been very noticeable.
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In the past fasting for long periods of time (for example 12 hours before a scope) have affected my frequency. Fasting 4-5 hours between meals has not effected frequency and has significantly helped SIBO symptoms. I'm not saying this is a cure-all. Just worth a shot if you have SIBO. Was encouraged to hear about Seattle SIBO specialist (referenced above) who is recommending this approach.
Humans were not supposed to be grazers...We were supposed to eat, finish eating and then hunt until we caught another beast...
So, logically snacks were not a biological imperative in humans.
Makes sense that we would develop some sort of clensing mechanism that works between meals; who'd'a thought that messing with it would mess with our bacterial balance.
Do not mess with mother-nature.
I am a great faster and have noticed that after about 20hrs my hunger reflex shuts off and I can go a very long time without solids...I did weekly (Thursdays) fasts that set my body up to have a happy and well balanced weekend...whenever I am bloated, insomniac or just off schedule fasting rests all of my buttons.
Sharon
Of course, we all fast between our evening meal and breakfast, so that should give time for that cleansing.

For weight loss, we were taught that six small meals per day were better at maintaining saity than three large meals. This would help balance blood sugar and metabolic rate. Worked for me, and my pouch function was optimal, with this plan.

Jan Smiler
I think everything is relative. Small frequent meals prevent wide swings in blood sugar that lead to cravings. Also, sweet/salty/fatty foods trigger your brain to crave more. So, for weight management, it just makes sense. The fact that my pouch behaves quite well with this eating pattern was a happy surprise.

I do suffer from SIBO and pouchitis from time to time. The past few months have been one of those times. What was different was increased carbs in my diet due to the holidays (not enough will power). I also was slipping into worsening arthritis symptoms and needed to change my biologic.

I think there just isn't one answer, even in the same person. I just try to adapt to what is going on as best I can.

Jan Smiler

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