![]() ![]() So this is actually one of the ways that excess hydrogen in the gut gets metabolized, is by these methanogenic archaea converting that hydrogen into methane. The archaea consume the hydrogen that’s produced by the hydrogen-producing bacteria, and then they produce methane as a by-product of that process. The methane production works differently. So bacteria produce hydrogen and the way they do that is by fermenting fibers. Unlike bacteria, which primarily produce hydrogen, the archaea are what produce this methane, and they do this actually not by fermenting carbohydrates. Now to correlate archaea to SIBO (and Lehman’s terms), I like how Chris Kresser describes them, What are Archaea?Īrchaea or methanogenic archaea, “are known as human gut inhabitants since more than 30 years ago through the detection of methane in the breath and isolation of two methanogenic species belonging to the order Methanobacteriales, Methanobrevibacter smithii and Methanosphaera stadtmanae.” ( source) Then, if you’re really lucky (insert sarcasm) you’ll have problems with methane production when the archaea feed off the hydrogen. If high levels of hydrogen are the problem, then bacteria will cause unabsorbed carbohydrates to ferment. The problem with those who have SIBO is that there is too much, an overgrowth of bacteria, in the small intestine causing problems. There is nothing wrong with having bacteria in the gut everyone does and everyone should. Updated to add: Also now a third type: Hydrogen Sulfide. Bacteria produces hydrogen and archaea produces methane. SIBO can be methane or hydrogen producing (or both – I produce both). Can it be different? Yes, in some cases usually not.) (Note: That is typically what it looks like. ![]() IBS/D – D: Irritable Bowel Syndrome / Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Diarrhea ( Hydrogen Dominant SIBO) IBS/D – C: Irritable Bowel Syndrome / Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Constipation ( Methane Dominant SIBO) Let’s cut to the chase, and dig right in with something that might help you. I’m not making this up, there is plenty of science and research around it.Īnd by the way, if any practitioner makes you feel awful, guess what? You GET TO fire them. Well he was wrong then and he’s still wrong today. If you had SIBO, you would be losing weight quickly and very frail. ![]() ![]() In my post, “ When SIBO Keeps Relapsing,” I told you about the doctor who made the comment to me, Not all SIBO symptoms will look and present the same way. the SIBO patients scary weight loss boat (the one that doctor’s usually associate with SIBO – small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) so I wanted to help people understand what’s going on. It was there that I realized a lot of people out there are in this boat vs. And when I couldn’t figure out why, I began conducting a little research. Honestly? I’m talking about it because weight gain not weight loss was my situation. So then why am I talking about the SIBO weight gain connection today? And I believe that, as women especially, we are inundated with far too much weight loss every single day that I just don’t want to be part of it. I never wanted to write about the SIBO weight gain connection because I really hate talking about weight with you. ![]()
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