Game-Changing Treatments for Methane SIBO You're Missing!

In this video, I'm going to talk about front-line treatments for methane SIBO, a condition that I frequently treated in my clinical practice here in Byron Bay, Australia. Methane is a condition driven by methane producing archaea in the gut that produce an excessive amount of gas, resulting in constipation and sluggish digestion, bloating, and distension. If you wake up bloated and distended before food, methane may be playing a role in your symptoms. Gassy, burping and abdominal pain are other common symptoms.

Testing for the presence of methane is crucial, and a SIBO breath test can help you get an idea of how aggressive the treatment needs to be. An excessive amount of methane ranges from 20 parts per million, which is a mild case, to anything above 60 parts per million, which is an extreme mega methane case.

The fundamental treatments for methane SIBO involve breaking the slow motility and transit time, which includes breaking the vicious cycle of constipation. The goal is to see a significant improvement in bloating and distension, gas, and abdominal pain. If you're curious about how to track your bowel transit time, check out my video on that topic.

If you're dealing with methane SIBO I recommend focusing on the fundamental treatments to improve your digestive symptoms down the track. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe to my channel for more informative content like this!

[Celticcross]

If you suffer hypersensitivity in the gut it is caused by H2 H2s with a lot of pain in the lower bowel, as you evacuate. Plus the position you sit on the throne is so important, sit with feet on a stool, knees up with back straight, if you can..helps straighten that bowel tube, especially around the sigmoid colon.

[JohnboySK]

I've been eating two whole garlic bulbs oven baked in grass fed butter, sometimes ghee or olive oil, I undoubtedly have methane sibo, let me tell you, omfg, please try this method, for the first time in months, years, I've been eliminating and passing wind, it's improving every day, not just a little, like jesus Christ amounts, I haven't taken a laxative or anything for at least a week now, really incredible, please someone with methane sibo call my bluff. If this continues to improve at this rate I'm gonna be back to full health in no time, I've estimated a garlic supplement may have 5-10mg of allicin, my method may be as much as 200mg, it's a megadose.

[GiGi-ddcr]

I tried everything for my stomach, low fodmap, gluten free, completely removed carbs and sugar for a long time (I still keep it very low amounts because sugar bothers me right away, along with fried foods and such), these things helped but not totally. The only thing that helps 100% is high dose of magnesium before bed. The next morning after it “works”, I feel totally better. Like amazing. Until about 2pm. Then it starts all over again. And it just clicked that it must be sibo!! All my dr told me stop eating gluten. No test. No nothing. But that at least got me on my own path to trying to find the answer and now here I am. Thank you so much for this video!

[robincourtney]

Hello ~ I just want to say thank you Todd for making your videos accessible to the average person. Where I live in Wisconsin USA, the average doctor knows nothing about SIBO. Even GI docs refuse to test for it, instead everything is clumped under the diagnosis IBS. This diagnosis hasn't helped me really, instead I feel it has harmed me. The meds that I was on for years to reduce stomach acid, I believe helped create my methane SIBO. I only was able to begin to heal after doing intense research on my own.... My family doctor has accepted my research and helps me manage things, however he has very little knowledge on the subject.
Thank you much for being a supporting player in this journey.

[ThepowderbluesForum]

Triphala saved my ass. Literally. Low FODMAP was a game changer for me as well. Candibactin AR and BR. Or even Oreganol drops in C8 MCT helped greatly. And of course Allicin. All of these are well known in the SIBO community. But for me....nothing changed until i started using Tripaha every morning and night. Tastes terrible in tea form. Tablets are not close to as strong but work. And Low FODMAP. Had no idea my favorite things like Avos and Sweet potatoes were causing so much bloating and pain. There are times i only eat a few things now. Things i know that ruin me. So i eat Grilled chicken and Romaine. Ground Turkey. No eggs. Red meat takes forever for me to digest so i quit. I eat very few things now. They have to be low FODMAP. Many of the plant based proteins make me inflame Pea Protein etc. Celery Juice every morning also was really helping my motility. Great success with Florastor probiotic...and Digest Gold enzymes. Klaire labs Interfase Plus really gets after biofilms. I also liked what Neem Plus did for me but im sensitive to Neem and Tea Tree Oil. But Celery Juice seemed to do a lot of the Kill Phase for me. I dont think ill ever be free from this...but i have lost 80 pounds and obsess over my gut now. Diet and exercise are a must. All the herbs in the world may help motility etc...but i didnt have the results i wanted until i started moving. 4 miles a day. Thanks for the video.

[serenidadeable]

Thank you so much ! I am learning so many important things with your work. Your channel is one of the best in SIBO information and i am sure it helps so many people, that can not find any help in alopatic medicin

[georgiana]

God, Todd, thank you so much for your videos, for the time and effort that you invest into making your knowledge available to the public❤ I, for one, literally took notes of everything you said in the video about herbs for constipation, and I feel like I learned invaluable pieces of information. Now I have a whole arsenal to work with, to get that motility going, and the bast part is that it's all natural remedies. Thank you a million times, in my name and in that of the countless others you help🙌. Also, I can't wait for that video with root causes of constipation!

[itchiji]

My methane peaked at 160, and I definitely never find other people stating theirs was that high... but considering the medical system failed me since childhood and left me getting worse for decades, I'm not surprised it was off the charts. I've done a total of 18 weeks of herbal antimicrobials within the past year, am still completely allergic to being alive from histamine intolerance, and my doctor refused retesting for SIBO. I keep having to tell myself that maybe it just hasn't been long enough for those insane numbers to come down. It's ridiculous that they won't let me retest, because I pleaded with them saying my case is complicated because I've seemingly had both SIBO and mast cell issues from such a young age that I can't be sure which condition came first. My biggest fear is that I cure the SIBO but stay sick with a permanent mast cell disease.

[StickHits]

The way you explain things is very satisfying lol, you should release a calming audiobook 😂

[Pauliemelt]

Great Video! I'm currently dealing with a combo of Hydrogen and Methane SIBO and Gastritis (probably as a result of the SIBO. My recent hydrogen score was 68 ppm and Methane 15 ppm...even though the methane score is relatively low, constipation has been a MAJOR issue. After months of trialing different things and experimenting with upping dosages I have landed on a pretty extreme daily regiment that has seen daily results for the last 4 days.

So, every day I take:
1mg Plucaropride
2 sachets of Laxido / Movicol
5 tablets of gut motility (a mixture of ginger and artichoke extract)
4 tablets of Choline
1 milk thistle tablet
Lots of water

This feels really extreme but honestly, it seems like my gut motility was destroyed! I want to start scaling back on some of these things but I need to ensure I'm having regular BM's

In addition I have also been rotating oregano oil, allicin, neem, berberine and grapefruit seed extract daily. I also take a biofilm disruptor every couple of days.

I am pretty much following the SCD diet however I make sure I eat a small amount of carbs every day (50g) or at least every other day as I have read that the bacteria can hibernate if it is completely starved which make it harder to kill. I don't know if this is true.

I really don't know if all this will work and I appreciate I have thrown a lot at it but I have been desperately unwell and needed to do something. In addition to the constipation, I have severe bloating (which has started to improve), brain fog, fatigue and stomach pain. I often feel like my intestines are super inflamed. I feel tired all the time :(

I have another breath test scheduled for 2 weeks time and if I have made no improvement on the SIBO I will likely drop the natural supplements and try antibiotics. If that fails I will try the elemental diet for 2 weeks. All this whilst still working on my motility which I understand to be critical.

How can I test my emptying time? Any other suggestions or thoughts on my approach to trying to beat this thing and get my life back?

[hannahrose]

I, too, add my thanks. I hadn't heard the plan of attack described this way before. And I would certainly be glad to give it a try. It has been going on too long. And yes, I had a breath test.

[aflaz]

Aaah the best relief I've had in years, a week on carnivore diet. Still feel abdominal pain, but 40% better.

[robulusx]

I had food poisoning in 1975 and for over 30 years have had chronic constipation which required daily enemas. I am a week into the herbal treatment

[serenitystars]

I alternate between diarrhoea & constipation but 95% is diarrhoea. I get mildly constipated about twice a month. I’ve been bed bound with SEVERE constant cramping for 2 years, severe acid reflux, CFS, aches & pains, nausea & vomiting but the worst symptom is flatulance. Literally gas comes out every minute of the day & smells sometimes like rotten eggs 🤦🏼‍♀️ sorry for tmi. I get pain after ANYTHING I eat, especially fatty foods. So I stick to a liquid diet. My gastro suggested sibo a year ago but I had a surgery for endometriosis and they found HUNDREDS of adhesions. Spent 7 hours burning them apart but had to leave some around my small bowel as was too dangerous to remove. So I dismissed SIBO & declined the test as thought all my symptoms were partial bowel obstructions & adhesion related. But my corelectal surgeon said he doubts the adhesions are causing such severe issues. But I didn’t know if SIBO can cause such severe symptoms either? There are a number of things that could have caused it if I do have SIBO. I have an incurable brain condition that causes me a lot of pain aswell as the abdo pain, so I’m on high dose opioids and even with them i still have diarrhoea or loose stools. But they could have caused gastroperasis which is something else they have mentioned I may have. I have endometriosis which can also apparently cause it, I also had a surgery to remove a branchial cysts to my neck & it’s been suggested there may have been damage to my vagus nerve causing these issues. I also nearly died from severe sepsis & had very strong antibiotics for at least a month. I’ve asked to be weaned off all opioids to eliminate them being the cause, even if it leaves me in unbearable pain. But I cannot manage that until my pain is controlled & I have such a huge tolerance that only more opioids would control it which I can’t have. So I’m hoping & praying my sink test comes back positive so I can’t at least try & treat it, if it is down to adhesions I can’t have another surgery as it’s far to dangerous & my pain is VERY difficult to control due to my tolerance. I can only imagine how severe my diarrhoea would be without all the opioids! I wake up & within seconds I’m in such unbearable pain I vomiting & sometimes pass out, but get ALOT of relief once I’ve emptied my bowels? I pass stools 3-4 times a morning over a hour period. They look oily and float most of the time. I’d say loose stools rather than diarrhoea. Is it possible to have such severe symptoms from sink? This has been going on 3 years with no tea & I’ve had so many scans and nothing shows, but no other investigations really. I had a raised fecal calprotectin also. I’m very scared though if I have it that antibiotics & a special diet won’t fix this. And if the cause is the adhesions then it will keep happening 😢

[nyyfan]

I'm dealing with Digestive issues now for 2 years. No diagnosis and every specialist seen. Extreme weight loss, absorption issues, constipation.
Was just tested for SIBO and came up positive on Methane, Lactolose, and Sucrose. Nothing so far has helped.

[abundantlyclear]

After the breath test, I was diagnosed with methane SIBO. I was constipated my whole life. But, for months now, I have diarrhea almost every time I eat. So, do I have methane-hydrogen SIBO? I have been ingesting expensive Probiotics since at least, October 2023. Have not been constipated since. Low FODMAP is very restrictive, and does not seem to work. I am thinking of trying the elemental diet. My last try, before I try xifaxin. I got this way taking too many antibiotics. I truly do not want to try another. So, what do I do? I am tired of having no friends. Not being able to eat out. I can go nowhere, unless I fast. With porphyria, I am not supposed to fast, but, I need to go to doctors, pharmacy, and other personal emergent problems. I am just existing. No life. No love. I feel chained to my toilet.

[manyplanets]

HUGE doses of Allicin 3x a day and Berberine and huge doses of oregano oil … fixed it for me.

[BluStarGalaxy]

What I find useful for finding how fast bowel transit times are is to eat red beets.

[melindabrown]

I've done like 5 rounds of herbs, elemental diet, motility work, stomach acid work. Literally freaking everything. Comes back every couple of months 🫠

[huntik]

You are a fascinating person to listen to! - hearing your rational for stuff is so enlightening <3