The Effectiveness of Probiotics in Treating SIBO

There’s a common misconception that you shouldn’t take probiotics for SIBO.  

Where this comes from is the thought that adding bacteria to a bacterial overgrowth must be a bad idea.  

But this overlooks how probiotics actually work AND the plethora of data we have on probiotics for SIBO. 

So let’s dive in to see what all the data actually means. 

• The Ultimate 3-Step SIBO Treatment Guide: https://drruscio.com/sibo-treatments/ 

• Your Guide to Choosing the Right SIBO Diet: https://drruscio.com/sibo-diet/ 

• SIBO, Probiotics & Your Gut: A Long-Term Strategy: https://drruscio.com/sibo-probiotics/ 

• Prophylactic Saccharomyces boulardii versus nystatin for the prevention of fungal colonization and invasive fungal infection in premature infants: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23703468/ 

• Saccharomyces boulardii and infection due to Giardia lamblia: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16798698/ 

• Probiotic Saccharomyces boulardii in the Treatment of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Decompensated Cirrhosis: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9194055/

• Impact of Saccharomyces boulardii CNCM I-745 on Bacterial Overgrowth and Composition of Intestinal Microbiota in Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients: Results of a Randomized Pilot Study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36630947/

• Effect of a Preparation of Four Probiotics on Symptoms of Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Association with Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29508268/

• Short-term probiotic therapy alleviates small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, but does not improve intestinal permeability in chronic liver disease: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25244414/

• [Comparative clinical efficacy of a probiotic vs. an antibiotic in the treatment of patients with intestinal bacterial overgrowth and chronic abdominal functional distension: a pilot study]: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21381407/

• Bacillus clausii as a treatment of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19352343/

• Probiotics for Preventing and Treating Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of Current Evidence: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28267052/ 

00:00 Intro 

00:46 How probiotics actually work in the body

02:33 Probiotic type 1: S. boulardii 

04:08 Probiotic type 2: Lacto-Bifido 

07:13 Probiotic Type 3: Soil-based 

09:12 The protocol 

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