A condition where excessive bacteria colonize the small intestine, causing bloating, gas, diarrhea, malabsorption, and abdominal pain. SIBO occurs when bacteria that normally live in the large intestine migrate to and overgrow in the small intestine.
General information about how people eat, not medical advice. Talk to a clinician before changing your diet to treat a condition.
SCD is highly effective for SIBO because it eliminates the complex carbohydrates and disaccharides that feed bacterial overgrowth in the small intestine. By providing only monosaccharides that are absorbed in the upper small intestine, the diet starves the excess bacteria while allowing beneficial microbes to flourish. Many SIBO patients achieve symptom resolution and negative breath tests after several months on the diet.
How The monosaccharide-only approach ensures rapid absorption in the proximal small intestine, leaving minimal substrate for bacterial fermentation in the distal small intestine where SIBO occurs. This nutritional starvation of pathogenic bacteria, combined with the probiotic benefits of homemade yogurt, helps restore normal small intestinal bacterial populations and reduces the gas production and inflammation that cause SIBO symptoms.
Key foods 24-hour fermented yogurt, bone broth, well-cooked non-starchy vegetables, lean proteins like chicken and fish, aged cheeses, peeled fruits, almond flour, honey in moderation
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