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Should everyone be tested for SIBO? How do you know your gut is healthy? A leaky gut would be very non-optimal...

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Eric
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SIBO? What's it with paleo types throwing around these obscure acronyms without any explanation. CLO, PUFA, WTF. – Wisper Mar 7 2012 at 9:33

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Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth. You can check out paleo acronyms here : paleohacks.com/questions/1138/… (I see SIBO is not on that list). – Korion Mar 7 2012 at 10:26

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CLO = cod livero oil, PUFA = poly-unsaturated fatty acids, WTF = what the f*ck :D. – Korion Mar 7 2012 at 10:27

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You know your gut it healthy if you aren't thinking about your gut, digestion, excretion. It just does its thing and you do yours. – Senneth Mar 7 2012 at 17:27

Ebice · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-07 10:43:08Z UTC

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The barometer of my digestive health is my poop.

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Agreed. It's both the type and the experience of passing it. – greymouser Mar 7 2012 at 14:54

Aglaee the Paleo RD · Answer 2 · 2012-03-27 13:18:28Z UTC

You should be tested for SIBO if you have digestive symptoms, such as bloating, abdominal pain, gas, GERD, constipation/diarrhea. SIBO can cause a leaky gut but if you have SIBO, you will have both digestive symptoms + leaky gut symptoms. You can find more information about how to adapt your Paleo diet with SIBO here.

Want2BHealthyGirl · Answer 3 · 2012-03-27 19:54:37Z UTC

You might listen to a podcast from Dr Allison Siebecker - who seems to be pretty knowledgeable about SIBO. http://www.siboinfo.com The podcast is on the front page of the website that she did with Dr. Lo. I believe Allison recently participated in the Paleo Summit which you can google and find more information about... Here's info about being tested for SIBO www.siboinfo.com/testing1.html

Should everyone be tested for SIBO? How do you know your gut is healthy?

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