Elemental Diet for SIBO
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- Elemental Diet is composed of ready to be absorbed nutrients such as Amino acids, very simple sugar, and short to medium chained fatty acids. It is commonly used as treatment for SIBO. Dr. DiNezza gives as a thorough insight on how can elemental diet treat SIBO.
Elemental Diet Podcast Episode:
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FMT podcast Episode:
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Dr. Nicole DiNezza, DC, NTP
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Here are the mentioned podcast episode!
1. Elemental Diet Podcast Episode:
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2.FMT podcast Episode:
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I’ve been doing 18 hours not eating and 6 hour eating window for the past four days and I think you are very right about starving yourself is working for inflammation. I am feeling much better. I drink a bit of goat kefir in the mornings and some bone broth, I know they actually break the fast but I found it’s still working for me. My insides are absolutely cleansed and i slept so much better and felt so much better last couple of nights.
ED is amazing for reducing inflammation which is a big factor in eliminating sibo and nutritional deficiencies.
Thank you! God bless you. I have SIBO Methane constipation for years. I have done elemental diet several times & Fodmap with dietitian. Still have SIBO & cannot afford $3,300.00 for Xifaxan any more. Several Gastro. Doc appts & NMD's Chiro, etc. No relief from symptoms yet. Need a good doctor. None found yet. I know I am not alone. Praying for a good doctor now. Still searching pressing on.
Try the herbals. Google Dr axe sibo
People try carnivore diet and tell that they feel much better.
@@user-qm2du1he3b yeah but you get stuck after carnivore diet too, I was on carnivore for 2.5 half months and i felt amazing, but now i cant pretty much eat nothing even foods i was able to tolerate before, and also my legs start swelling now when i introduce plants. I wish i never went on carnivore. I'm going to elemental diet hoping it will help shift my microbiome in right direction but not sure anymore i feel like I prison myself. Sometimes i felt that probably was better not even trying anything and just lived with brain fog and stomach issues.
@@markospas thank you for your comment .I have heard also that ginger and the extract of artichoke can improve the situation with digestion significantly. Your symptoms look like you have problems with kidneys and the carnivore made it worse. I wish you recovering
You have such a great matter of fact and down to earth approach in dissecting your material that is easily understood. Also, love your vernacular “I’ll link it in the doobley doo” I hope your channel gos far!
Love your channel. Great information, well presented. I've been dealing with gut issues for about 5 years. First trip to primary care in 2018 was told to take omeprazole (got an eye-roll when I mentioned adrenal fatigue and slow gut motility). No mention of reflux, by the way. Went to see him again in 2019 as symptoms never went away, and was told to take omeprazole twice daily for 6 weeks. After 6 weeks, I found myself nauseous and even threw up once. A year later in 2020 (still not knowing I had SIBO) I got on a health kick eating lots of kale and broccoli to the point I ended up in the ER vomiting. The day before my ER trip I called my primary care doc and he prescribed a prescription strength antacid. Finally this year, after a CT scan to rule out anything serious, the lightbulb went off that I had SIBO (no thanks to any doctor I saw). I took a 4 week course of anti-microbials that totally alleviated symptoms.
But it's been about another 4 weeks since I stopped taking the anti-microbial supplements, and some of that brain fog is starting to set back in. Long story short, I think I'm going to try the Elemental Diet. I understand the point you make about not ignoring the root cause, but in my case I started addressing the root cause about 4 years ago (way too much stress), but the SIBO hasn't budged. Maybe in a month or two I will update the results.
Sorry to hear what you are going through. I went through the same thing as yours and i am feeling better a litle bit now
Hey, did the ED help you?
How did it go?
@@onlyonearmy2521 Still battling, but here's what I've learned. I couldn't stick with Elemental more than a few days. Felt great while doing it, but didn't have the willpower. But it turns out it wasn't needed. The anti-microbials were sufficient to eradicate SIBO. Took me another year to realize that SIBO was the easy part. Fixing the microbiome in the large intestine is the hard part. I'm just starting that journey now. It's the opposite approach compared to SIBO. Rather than killing things off, you need to nurture and grow the microbiome. Build up bacterial diversity => tolerate fiber + fodmaps => make more short chain fatty acids => better health. I think the key to doing that is with homemade fermented foods. Will check back in another 2 years and let you know how it went.
How are you now?
the reason why the elemental diet is beneficial is not because of the food availability that may come afterward. the real reason why people do it is because it can stop all out symptoms and disease that may start because of sibo
I definitely agree with you on the fasting.I think it's very beneficial
How is this accurate? You aren’t “starving” yourself if you eat the correct number of calories. And why would fasting be a “last resort?”
I love onions and garlic.It's the thought of giving that up as a nightmare
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this cleared my mind very well about ED and I stopped making research about it anymore. Thank you!
Thank you for explaining this, I was going to ask my doctor about doing this.
I didn’t do ED to eradicate the sibo… I did it to reduce horrible reactions to food and give myself a much needed break while I worked on my sibo. For me it was such a relief to not have to think about what I could and couldn’t eat, having to constantly cook, having to think about what supplements to take to help me digest… it was a massive help and it didn’t taste bad at all. It also wasn’t miserable.
If someone goes in thinking it’s some sort of cute all, they will be horribly disappointed… but if they go in looking at this as a tool, it can be helpful.
Agreed the marketing is awful… dr ruscio saying it’s such a savior for people… you know that desperate people with Sibo will be all over it and also people without sibo will use it as a weight loss tool which is not it’s intent. People need to do research, talk to their doc or practitioner so they know what’s best for them individually.
I don’t find this rant helpful at all… a more objective view would be much more helpful
Im in the middle of it now. Honestly isn’t miserable at all. Tasted better than i expected. Hopefully i can finish it tho. i love food lol
did you succeed?
I’m wondering how you made out ?
I’ve gone back-and-forth on deciding to go with the elemental diet as of today I’m going for it ….?!
Thank you
How are you doing now? Did it get rid of your SIBO?
On my 18th day today and it is honestly not bad, yes sucks you can't go out but it is the least thing to worry about when you have SIBO and it's complications. I'll see what happens... going for the 4 weeks treatment since I have this for 6 months now and antiobitics didn't work. Marketing about everything is horrible though
@@lorenacarlson7706 good for you ! Was it Rifaxin RX ? Best of luck to you , healing thoughts coming your way 👍🏻😁👍🏻
Mostly due to antibiotics and stress as root causes so perhaps once those factors are gone ED is successful. Starting back with keto carnivore.
Very thought provoking video - thanks Nikki. I agree with the concern around the ED marketing. I use it with some clients but am always looking for/treating underlying causes and also working to rebuild the microbiome as well. So I think the ED certainly has its place, but there is a lot of work outside of it that needs doing as well. It's not a magic bullet. Also, I heard Dr Ruscio making some dubious claims about probiotics which were obviously a way to sell his own brand of probiotics rather than people buying evidence based strains.
This sounds very impressive
I love this!
i noticed fasting DRAMATICALLY improves sibo symptoms... so. I wonder. Maybe just fasting tis the cure.
Fasting is WILD, I tell you! I really think 90% of the benefit seen with ED is from fasting physiology!
@@gutmicrobiomequeenwithout losing lots of bodyweight in the process ;-)
God was having a bad day when he was designing the ileocecal valve.
Maybe the high eradication rate is due to the MCTs present helping to eliminate the pathogenic bacteria? If it's just like a fast like you're saying, maybe people that aren't "cured" can experience higher eradication rates if they took more effective antifungals/antimicrobials during their elemental dieting? Just a thought.
Great info! I decided to do semi elemental diet with one or 2 real food meals a day. It helps me get extra calories in because I'm borderline underweight. Might be a good choice for underweight patients. But if your healthy wieght, I would just fast.
Supposed to work well without needing to do it whole..as in partially do it half and half.
To your point about starving the body and putting it in anti-inflammatory/recovery mode, I tried a Medical Medium Mono Cleanse out of desperation. It was basically celery juice, water with lemon juice, and plain steamed potatoes for 3 days (recommended for 7). Much of my bloating and cramping decreased (I'd say 65-70% down). I don't think I could do it for 7 days because you have to eat like 5 pounds of potatoes a day to hit at least 1700 calories and you feel like you're starving. However the reduction of extreme bloating and trapped gas was worth it. Finally got a positive SIBO test & waiting on my doctor to tell me what's next.
ED is only a first step. Not to eradicate SIBO alone but to eradicate the bacteria and THEN you need to heal the gut and address the root cause of course.
I'm on the Elemental Diet and I'm feeling so much better. So I don't know what you're trying to say.
The key is if you feel better still once you start eating real food...
So did the ED cure your sibo for good?
I've been on it for 2 weeks. I was going to shoot for 3, but may not make it that far. It is absolutely miserable, due to jacking up my blood sugar and giving me thrush in my throat and mouth. I will test soon and see if it did anything. But I'm starting to be a skeptic like her
hi, any update? Did it help you at all?
Good to see this perspective Dr, as I was considering the ED based on methane SIBO reading of 30, 1 round of rifaximin which seemed to help with the painful gases/bloating, but not constipation… and then the gases have come back…
I would really like to consider fasting… but my issue is the bloating starts if I go empty for more than say 6 hours long and I also have a pelvic / perineal pain condition which then worsens due to shooting gases hitting the perineum etc… and then I end up having to eat some peppermint gel capsule/warm water tea/worst case - a painkiller… which defeats the whole SIBO… so, wonder how I can incorporate fasting effectively…
I am pretty sure you're allowed drink herbals during the fast. So you could drink all the peppermint and ginger tea during the fasting period. You can have coffee and lemon juice and others things that don't raise your blood sugar significantly.. so you dont have to not ingest anything... id day you could even eat things like sour kraut and green leaves like herbs and bitter greens that stimulate your digestive things. Just not a whole huge meal of greens ...
Someone who has Endometriosis, would this help them? i have done fasting 3 to 4 days just coffee and water with salt.
I wonder if sometimes failure of elemental diet (and by 'failure', I mean : catastrophic results with doubled gas levels, for example) could sometimes be explained by the possibility of a proximal SIBO.
I don't know if you think the distinction between proximal and distal SIBO is relevant, but one could imagine that a high proliferation could feed on the ED liquid, without allowing time for it to be absorbed. And I would point out that this would only concern ED formulas/recipes with type of sugar, because on the other hand I've seen a brand of ED that proposes a dextrose free formula, and that states that this dextrose free formula is advised in case of suspicion of a proximal SIBO. This is a theory, and I've come across testimonials like this before in the 'SIBO space' (and God knows we read a lot of rubbish there😉). So...what do you think about it ?
Thank you very much (you have become my #1 reference for digestive problems!).
Greetings from France
I did it not sure how well it worked in terms of getting rid of sibo but it did help with deficiencies
Mine was from an overprescription of an abnormally large amount of anti-biotics, a booster shot, and revved up immune system (psoriasis/psoriatic arhtritis). Meaning if I did the SIBO elemental diet and the root cause of gettin rid of that nonsense is completed, theoretically i should be one of the ones that benefits? idc about the 2 weeks, my pain is much worse than a couple weeks of shakes
Fasting really helps your body to heal. I've had very aggressive toxic chemo and lots of strong antibiotics to fight the infections caused by it. And fasting for the past couple of years has been what's helped me the Most!!😉 Good Luck to you!💜
I felt good on ED, however it ended up giving me ulcers in my mouth and throat.
On ED for6 weeks- miserable, constipated for past 5 days and dreadful indigestion. Just shoot me now.
What are you eating on ED ?
Isn't 6 weeks 3x the recommended time frame to be on ED? That's quite a long time. How long are you going to stay on it for?
I did a 14-day fast 5 years ago involving broths, vegetables juices, and anti parasite and anti microbial herbs, and enemas, this cleared my digestive issues for 1-year… they came back due to me stupidly going back to regularly eating pizza and drinking beer… also I wasn’t drinking the elemental diet shakes which are loaded with sugars or sugar alternatives… people aren’t getting anywhere with elemental diet probably because these shakes are essentially protein shakes of questionable quality and priced extortionately… also, it’s not such a big deal gradually returning to eating a normal diet after fasting… I respect the honest content and knowledge on this channel though, I do think that people should go with their instincts, anyway, the above fast worked for me, it maybe be anecdotal but it’s a real life experience (these seem to be lacking these days, just a bunch of well meaning and semi-well meaning doctors and naturopaths, who have never experienced any issues, giving advice)
Also FMT didn’t work for me, just a massive waste of money, may as well just do retention enemas with powdered probiotics - keep up the good work!
How did you go back to introducing regular food after ED?
@@fabianirsara9846 started by eating small quantities and gradually increased the size of my meals (made sure all the food consumed was fresh, healthy, and high quality) - good luck
You are so marvelous!!!
I love that its called ed for short. Lol! So what do you do puke on your food before you slurp it up?
Thats a good theory but it seems eating 50 percent elemental diet works just as well so it doesnt seem to be a starvation thing. I cant see how it could be.
Can you go on gaps diet instead of the low Ford map is to maybe Hildegard I’ve heard that diet you stay on it for two years
What is your solution?
what about 0 carbs? fried eggs etc?
Carnivore, basically. Eggs do have carbs in them ;-)
you’re awesome !
I have Methane SIBO and did the Elemental Diet. First week was manageable, but I was so miserable the second week. Didn’t help me either!
I’ve also done a 3 day water fast and that didn’t help me at all.
i've also done a 4 day fasting & didn't help much
Water fast didn't work for me either. Makes you wonder just what the heck were those archaea feeding on despite not having any food. These bugs seem immortal and as indestructible as tardigrades.
Alexa, did you figure out how to fix your SIBO?
How are you now?
I keep seeing stuff and than it's always not good..probiotic not good. Diet not good. What works?I feel like it could work if you work on both at the same time..
Thank you so much. I considered ED but decided against it because I knew I would be miserable. As you mentioned it’s not about starving the bacteria.
I did it. Did absolutely nothing.
How did you fix your SIBO?
Are bacteriophage good as prebiotics???
It's a nightmare.I've had it for a long time!
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