Probably true...makes good sense to me.
The French do not eat or snack between meals believing that it is very bad for you (weight, health, enjoyment of your meals...) so why not cleanning out of your intestines too.
Thanks for the info and keep us posted on how you are doing over the long run.
Sharon

Interesting that you noticed that. I just had a consultation with Dr Allison Siebecker the top SIBO specialist in the US in Seattle and she recommended the same thing for SIBO. SIBO is all that she does.

when you fast between meals does that not increase your bathroom trips because of the cleaning? i just wonder in the long run would you have to choose between however many bathroom trips it will cause vs keeping yourself from enjoying simple snack

In the past fasting for long periods of time (for example 12 hours before a scope) have affected my frequency. Fasting 4-5 hours between meals has not effected frequency and has significantly helped SIBO symptoms. I'm not saying this is a cure-all. Just worth a shot if you have SIBO. Was encouraged to hear about Seattle SIBO specialist (referenced above) who is recommending this approach.

This has been documented by Dr Pimentel in UCLA, "an important mechanism that prevents bacterial overgrowth is a special cleansing action of the small intestine;the cleansing wave". in order for this to work we need to leave 4-5 hours between meals. therefore NO snacks between meals!

Challenging for a growing boy who needs to gain weight. I guess even some fasting could help? Are there other things Dr Siebecker recommends that you could share? Thanks.

Humans were not supposed to be grazers...We were supposed to eat, finish eating and then hunt until we caught another beast...
So, logically snacks were not a biological imperative in humans.
Makes sense that we would develop some sort of clensing mechanism that works between meals; who'd'a thought that messing with it would mess with our bacterial balance.
Do not mess with mother-nature.
I am a great faster and have noticed that after about 20hrs my hunger reflex shuts off and I can go a very long time without solids...I did weekly (Thursdays) fasts that set my body up to have a happy and well balanced weekend...whenever I am bloated, insomniac or just off schedule fasting rests all of my buttons.
Sharon

Of course, we all fast between our evening meal and breakfast, so that should give time for that cleansing.

For weight loss, we were taught that six small meals per day were better at maintaining saity than three large meals. This would help balance blood sugar and metabolic rate. Worked for me, and my pouch function was optimal, with this plan.

Jan

so jan are you saying that you find 6 small meals better for your pouch?

I think everything is relative. Small frequent meals prevent wide swings in blood sugar that lead to cravings. Also, sweet/salty/fatty foods trigger your brain to crave more. So, for weight management, it just makes sense. The fact that my pouch behaves quite well with this eating pattern was a happy surprise.

I do suffer from SIBO and pouchitis from time to time. The past few months have been one of those times. What was different was increased carbs in my diet due to the holidays (not enough will power). I also was slipping into worsening arthritis symptoms and needed to change my biologic.

I think there just isn't one answer, even in the same person. I just try to adapt to what is going on as best I can.

Jan

So what are sibo symptoms. Is excessive gas one?

Like a lot of conditions, symptoms seem to vary from person to person. My SIBO symptoms were mostly horrible bloating and painful cramps. Mostly in the afternoon and night. Also had gas and constipation.

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So what are sibo symptoms. Is excessive gas one?

Yes and another symptom is very foul smelling stools. If you need to spray air freshener in the bathroom more than 30 seconds, you may have a SIBO issue.

Anyone ever use Pepto Bismol to help reduce gas?