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• Once the bacterial overgrowth has been eradicated to a satisfactory degree, the next step of the Cedars-Sinai protocol for IBS involves restoring the normal function of the cleansing waves of the small intestine. This is crucial because proper function of the cleansing waves minimizes the likelihood of future episodes of bacterial overgrowth. My co...
• In cases of bacterial overgrowth that remains resistant even after one or more ten-day antibiotic treatments using rifaximin or neomycin, I will often recommend that patients follow a two-week diet in which they drink only water and replace all three of their daily meals with Vivonex.
• Eating more than three meals a day also causes problems for people with IBS. The reason for this is that the cleansing-wave mechanism that rids the small intestine of food byproducts, waste, and bacteria can
• Drink eight cups of water a day. A good guideline is to drink two cups of water with each of your three meals, then one cup between breakfast and lunch, and one cup between lunch and dinner. Beef, fish, poultry, and eggs are acceptable foods, and are also good sources of protein. You do not need to limit these foods throughout the day. However, be ...
• The biggest culprit is sugar-free gum, which most often contains sorbitol (a sugar that humans cannot digest). On the other hand, glucose, sucrose (table sugar), and aspartame (Equal or Nutrasweet) are acceptable. You should also limit foods and food products sweetened with fruit juice, which contains fructose. This is hard because so many food pro...