Is your stomach constantly gurgling, bubbling or making loud rumbling noises? Perhaps you're also experiencing diarrhoea, bloating or an urgent need to rush to the toilet. Although stomach noises are a normal part of digestion, persistent gurgling accompanied by...
By Victoria Tyler, BSc (Hons), mBANT, CNHC – Registered Nutritional Therapist Vegetarian diets are generally considered healthy, offering plenty of fibre, vitamins, minerals and beneficial plant compounds. However, for some people, eating a predominantly plant-based...
Hydrogen Sulfide SIBO: Symptoms, Causes, Testing, Diet and Treatment Hydrogen sulfide SIBO, also spelt hydrogen sulphide SIBO in the UK, is one of the newest areas of SIBO research. Hydrogen sulfide SIBO happens when certain bacteria in the gut make too...
Mounjaro can cause digestive side effects including nausea, bloating, constipation, diarrhoea, indigestion, burping, excessive gas and abdominal discomfort. These symptoms often begin when treatment is started or the dose is increased, and they improve over time for...
Can IBS cause floating stools? Have you noticed your poo floating in the toilet and wondered if it could be a sign of IBS—or something more serious? You're not alone. Changes in bowel habits are one of the most common reasons people search for health information...
You have completed a SIBO breath test, received your results and perhaps seen a graph full of hydrogen and methane readings. You may have been told that your result is “positive”, but still feel unsure about what that actually means for your symptoms. You are not...
If you have experienced recurrent SIBO, you are certainly not alone. Many patients come to clinic after initially improving, only to find themselves struggling once again with bloating, trapped wind, constipation, diarrhoea, abdominal discomfort, reflux, or food...
In clinic, many patients ask what foods they should eat, or avoid to help minimise IBS symptoms such as bloating, trapped wind, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, constipation, and excessive fullness after meals. Often, patients feel confused because they are trying to eat...
Have you cleaned up your diet, started eating more vegetables, swapped processed foods for salads and smoothies only to somehow feel worse? Instead of feeling healthier, your stomach suddenly feels swollen, bloated, gassy and uncomfortable after meals. You may notice...
Can Stress and Anxiety Cause Bloating? IBS, Diarrhoea & Gut Symptoms Explained Increasingly, in clinic I’m seeing people struggling with bloating, diarrhoea, constipation, reflux, nausea, and IBS-type symptoms that seem to flare during stressful periods. You may...
Methane SIBO (IMO): Symptoms, Causes, Treatment & Diet (UK Guide) Quick summary Methane SIBO (intestinal methanogen overgrowth) is a condition where methane-producing microbes slow gut movement, leading to constipation and bloating. It is most commonly caused by...
If you’ve been experiencing ongoing bloating, gas, or IBS-type symptoms, you may have a condition known as small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and have come across the hydrogen breath test as a way to investigate this condition. The hydrogen breath test is the most...
