Tag: bacteria

How to Diagnose Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth

In part one of this series, we gave an overview of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth—otherwise known as SIBO. It can be an insidious disease because so many of its symptoms overlap with other gut ailments. Misdiagnosis, or missing a diagnosis altogether, is very common. Yet the longer SIBO goes untreated, the more difficult it can…


Good Things Can Happen When Your Gut Is Happy

There is an ever-expanding pool of research indicating that your gut health can influence how you think, feel, and function. But if you want the mental and emotional benefits of a healthy gut, you have to give your gut what it needs. The magic that fuels your gut’s psychological impact is bugs—tiny little microorganisms that…