Archive for April 2008
Xifaxan – day nine (or “don’t give it to me – 9×3…you’re out of control, emotional symphony…”)
Posted by: Girrlock Holmes on: April 23, 2008
I wish I really knew what I was talking about when it came to nutrition, but I don’t. I only know that I constantly stride the balance between a biologically driven disaster waiting to happen and someone who learns from experience. I think that’s what most of us are. How much we learn varies. How [...]
How does one shout from the rooftops?
Posted by: Girrlock Holmes on: April 16, 2008
- In: SIBO| bloating| breath test| dairy
- 2 Comments
On Monday morning I found out that my hydrogen breath test was positive for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. Today is my second day on 1200 mg of Xifaxan. I am also taking VSL #3. I am trying to keep my regular low-carb diet with minimal lactose. It’s going well. I don’t feel so great. Kind [...]
As I possess my soul in patience and make as little noise as possible…
Posted by: Girrlock Holmes on: April 9, 2008
I really didn’t want the hydrogen breath test – getting it approved, taking it, waiting for the results – to be a big deal. I have been disappointed by so many test results before. But I just found out that the doctor has analyzed my test kit, so I’m all ajitters to find out……
The Hydrogen Breath Test
Posted by: Girrlock Holmes on: April 5, 2008
I’ve fasted for tests before but for some reason I awoke ravenously hungry this morning after a 12 hour fast for the Hydrogen breath test. It’s all very complicated – there are two sets of directions instead of just one and I feel like I haven’t prepared well enough. My dear husband studies the instructions [...]
Yours affectionately
Posted by: Girrlock Holmes on: April 4, 2008
- In: Jeremy Brett| SIBO| breath test| sugar
- 1 Comment
Once again I haven’t kept the blog recent. Tomorrow I’ll take the hydrogen breath test for the detection of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO.) I’ll take it at home with my husband helping. We’ll probably watch his anniversary present to me – I finally own the entire Granada television series with Jeremy Brett. If you’re [...]
- The Diet
- SIBO Season?
- More thoughts on kefir and a new Italian SIBO study
- The antimicrobial properties of kefir, Gulf War Syndrome and gut bacteria, and the effects of high-fat nutrition on gut flora
- That kid is back on the escalator again!
- Nourishing Traditions, cultured dairy and to VSL or not to VSL?
- Enzymes
- Xifaxan - day nine (or "don't give it to me - 9x3...you're out of control, emotional symphony...")
- back on the xifaxan
- post xifaxan / on erythromycin
- Girrlock Holmes: Kefir is indeed not for everyone. I'm no longer drinking it myself. If you are becoming bloated by it then you may indeed have a lactose allergy o
- post xifaxan / on erythromycin « A Year Without Cake: [...] What I can’t eat back on the xifaxan [...]
- Luis: Kefir is not for everybody,some people can have an allergic reaction to the stuff,like a bloated stomach.
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