SIBO 101 | Do You Have It? – The Health Detective Podcast

“Bacterial overgrowth is just the simple overgrowth of bacteria up top in our small intestine.”

Dr. Lauryn Lax is a Doctor of Occupational Therapy, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Functional Medicine Practitioner, author, and speaker, with over 20 years of clinical and personal experience specializing in gut health, intuitive eating, disordered eating, anxiety, hormone balance, and women's health. Dr. Lauryn will enlighten you about what SIBO is, and its signs or symptoms of it. She will also teach you how to test if you have SIBO. 

Episode highlight

[00:12] Introduction

[00:36] Dr. Lauryn’s long-time experience with SIBO

[01:54] What is SIBO?

[03:15] What are FODMAPs food

[04:11] Signs of having SIBO

[04:57] How does SIBO happen?

[05:15] Stomach acid is what helps digest the food from the beginning

[05:38] Number one leading cause of SIBO is a low stomach acid

[06:22] Number two leading cause of SIBO is gallbladder congestion

[07:24] What causes a sluggish gallbladder?

[08:18] Number three leading cause of SIBO is the imbalance of eating and exercise life

[08:32] Number four leading cause of SIBO is medications

[09:12] Number five leading cause of SIBO is aging

[09:47] How do you know if you have SIBO?

[09:49] Three main types of SIBO

[11:18] First simple measure for SIBO is to ask about the signs and symptoms of a person

[12:15] Second simple measure for SIBO is gut microbiome stool analysis

[12:40] Third simple measure for SIBO is taking into consideration your lifestyle or environment

[13:35] Final remarks

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