Aptos, CA
A 35-year-old female asked:
I've been reading some people with sibo don't make enough stomach acid, so you don't kill bacteria from foods you eat as well. true?
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Dr. Martin Raffanswered
Infectious Disease 58 years experience
SIBO: That is possible, but not the entire story. You need to read about this on the net and/or discuss it with the doctor seeing you. Patients with bacterial overgrowth typically have symptoms of nausea, bloating, vomiting, diarrhea, malnutrition, weight loss and malabsorption which is caused by a number of mechanisms too complex to discuss here.
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